Abstract During the 1930s, Heitor Villa-Lobos concentrated his efforts on coordinating Brazilian musical education. As such, he changed compositional style and did not travel to Europe again until 1936. This article examines Villa-Lobos's trip in 1936, drawing Florencia Garramuño's call ‘incorporate avant-garde voyages as founding moments’ for an autochthonous national character music. journey,...
