Written variously for piano solo, two unaccompanied voices, choir, and voice with piano accompaniment, the Guia Prático is an educational collection of over one hundred pieces based on traditional songs from all regions of Brazil, assembled by Villa-Lobos for the Brazilian National Conservatory of Choral Singing. This is the first time that all the pieces of the Guia Prático for piano solo have been recorded complete, in their original order and with complete translations of all the song texts. Guia Prático X and XI will appear on a later release in this series.
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Guia pratico I
1 No. 1. Acordei de madrugada (I Woke up Very Early) 01:30
2 No. 2. A mare encheu (The Tide Flowed) 01:34
3 No. 3. A roseira (The Rosebush) 01:00
4 No. 4. Manquinha (The Little Limping Girl) 02:12
5 No. 5. Na corda da viola (On the String of the Guitar) 01:52
Guia pratico II
6 No. 1. Brinquedo (Play) 01:05
7 No. 2. Machadinha (Little Axe) 01:15
8 No. 3. Espanha (Spain) 00:53
9 No. 4. Samba-Lele 01:34
10 No. 5. Senhora Dona Viuva (Mrs. Widow) 01:53
Guia pratico III
11 No. 1. O pastorzinho (The Little Shepherd) 01:03
12 No. 2. Joao Cambuete 01:20
13 No. 3. A freira (The Nun) 00:59
14 No. 4. Garibaldi foi a Missa (Garibaldi went to Mass) 01:26
15 No. 5. O piao (Oh Whirligig) 01:10
Guia pratico IV
16 No. 1. O pobre e o rico (The Pauper and the Rich) 00:44
17 No. 2. Rosa amarela (Yellow Rose) 02:19
18 No. 3. Olha o passarinho, domine! (Look at the Little Bird, Domine!) 00:40
19 No. 4. O gato (The Cat) 02:21
20 No. 5. O sim! (Oh Yes!) 00:53
Guia pratico V
21 No. 1. Os pombinhos (The Little Doves) 00:39
22 No. 2. Voce diz que sabe tudo (You Say You Know Everything) 02:21
23 No. 3. Co, Co, Co! 01:26
24 No. 4. O bastao ou mia gato (The Stick or Cat Miaow) 01:44
25 No. 5. A condessa (The Countess) 02:46
Guia pratico VI
26 No. 1. Sonho de uma creanca (A Child's Dream) 01:35
27 No. 2. O corcunda (The Hunchback) 00:56
28 No. 3. Caranguejo (Crab) 01:27
29 No. 4. A pombinha voou (The Little Dove Flew Away) 01:40
30 No. 5. Vamos atraz da serra, oh! Calunga! (Let's Go Behind the Mountain, Oh! Calunga!) 01:18
Guia pratico VII
31 No. 1. No fundo do meu quintal (In My Backyard) 01:09
32 No. 2. Vai abobora! (Some Pumpkin!) 00:55
33 No. 3. Vamos, Maruca (Let's Go, Maruca) 01:41
34 No. 4. Os pombinhos (The Little Doves) 00:55
35 No. 5. Anda a roda (Round the Circle) 01:53
Guia pratico VIII
36 No. 1. O limao (Oh Lemon) 00:49
37 No. 2. Carambola 00:29
38 No. 3. Pobre cega (Poor Blind One) 01:08
39 No. 4. Pai Francisco (Father Francisco) 01:06
40 No. 5. Xo! passarinho (Shoo! Little Bird) 01:07
41 No. 6. Sinh'Aninha (Miss Aninha) 00:37
42 No. 7. Vestidinho branco (Little White Dress) 01:01
Guia pratico IX
43 No. 1. Laranjeira pequenina (Small Orange Tree) 00:59
44 No. 2. Pombinha, rolinha – brinquedo de roda (Little Dove, Little Pigeon – round song) 01:40
45 No. 3. O ciranda, o cirandinha – round song 00:45
46 No. 4. A velha que tinha nove filhas (The Old Woman Who Had Nine Daughters) 01:06
47 No. 5. Constante (Faithful) 00:57
48 No. 6. O castelo (The Castle) 01:22
Total Playing Time: 01:03:14
