Symphony No. 9 (Villa-Lobos)

Symphony No. 9 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952. A performance lasts about twenty minutes.

History
Villa-Lobos composed his Ninth Symphony in Rio de Janeiro in 1952. It was first performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The score is dedicated to Mindinha (Arminda Neves d'Almeida), the composer's companion for the last 23 years of his life.

Instrumentation
The symphony is scored for an orchestra consisting of piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, coconut hulls, bass drum, xylophone, vibraphone, celesta, harp, and strings.

Analysis
The symphony has four movements:
 * 1) Allegro
 * 2) Adagio
 * 3) Scherzo (Vivace)
 * 4) Allegro (giusto)