to a slow waltz. This is succeeded by a surging melody with conflicting rhythms, ornamented with the parasitic grace notes characteristic of the animated polquinha of the cidade nova. At the end, the Amerindian theme is recalled, to confirm the transformation it has undergone.. The syncopations characteristic of the middle part of Chôros No. 7 are common to the habanera, Brazilian tangos, maxixe, and the polkas (polquinhas) of one of the originators of the choro genre, the flautist Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado. References Footnotes Further reading External links villalobos.iu.edu Villa-Lobos site at Indiana University: Maintained by the Latin American Music Center Compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos 1924 compositions Chamber music compositions Compositions for septet Music dedicated to benefactors or patrons