Vigna

(vén’-ya), Arturo, Turin, 1863— Milan, Jan. 5, 1927; cofd. Met. Op. House, N. Y., 1903-07; pupil Milan Cons. Vilbac(k) (vél-bik), (Alphonse Chas.) de, Montpellier, 1829— Paris, 1884; pianist and organist; c. comic operas. Vil’la-Lo’bos, Heitor, h. Rio de Janeiro, March 5, 1890; composer; studied with Franca, Braga and Nyendemberg; début as ‘cellist at 12; made tour of Brazil, where has led orchs. as well as in Europe; attracted attention for his comps. in chamber music and other forms, based on Brazilian folk-music, marked unusual pungency and _ originality in expre ion; he is advanced in technical devices, and independent in idiom and personality; c. sonatas, trios, quintet, sextet, octet, 4 concertos, many symphonic works, and piano pieces, some of which are dances, and several suites for children; adaptations of native folksongs, with Portuguese, French and Spanish texts.