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[[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]'s '''Étude No. 5''', part of his ''Twelve Études for Guitar'', was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.
==History==
The autograph manuscript of Etude No. 5, held by the Yale University Library, is dated 1929, France, and is dedicated to [[Andrés Segovia]].{{sfn|''Villa-Lobos, sua obra''|1989}}
==Structure==
The piece is in [[C major]] and is marked ''[[Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Andantino]]''.{{sfn|Santos|1985|p=24}}
==Analysis==
Étude No. 5 is a [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] study. The deliberately monotonous accompaniment in broken thirds contrasts with the melody, played on the treble strings.{{sfn|Santos|1985|p=24}}
==References==
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===Cited sources===
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Santos|1985}}|reference=[[Turibio Santos|Santos, Turibio]]. 1985. ''Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Guitar'', translated by Victoria Ford and Graham Wade. Gurtnacloona, Bantry: Wise Owl Music.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|''Villa-Lobos, sua obra''|1989}}|reference=''Villa-Lobos, sua obra''. 1989. Third edition. Rio de Janeiro: MinC-SPHAN/Pró-Memória, Museu Villa-Lobos. [http://museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/bancodad/VLSO_1.0.pdf Online edition, 2009]}}
==Further reading==
* Wright, Simon. 1992. ''Villa-Lobos''. Oxford Studies of Composers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-315476-5}} (cloth); {{ISBN|0-19-315475-7}} (pbk).
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