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Heitor Villa-Lobos, an Uncommon card
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Heitor Villa-Lobos quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heitor Villa-Lobos card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Villa-Lobos has globally become one of the most ______ South American composers in music history.
Answer
recognizable. Villa-Lobos has globally become one of the most recognizable South American composers in music history. From the Heitor Villa-Lobos article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A prolific composer, he wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 pieces by his death in ____.
Answer
1950s. A prolific composer, he wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 pieces by his death in 1959. From the Heitor Villa-Lobos article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Villa-Lobos has globally become one of the most recognizable South American composers in music history.
- A prolific composer, he wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 pieces by his death in 1959.
- His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras and his Chôros.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heitor Villa-Lobos article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heitor Villa-Lobos (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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