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The David P. Appleby Brazilian Collection is a unique resource for the study of Brazilian music of the twentieth century. It consists of approximately 2,000 manuscript and published musical scores representing more than 120 composers, correspondence with composers, concert programs, newspaper clippings, 350 sound recordings, books and serials. It is an important source of materials related to Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazil's most widely known composer.
Dr. Appleby's passion for music began at an early age in Brazil, the country of his birth. His collection of musical scores dates from his first piano lessons at the age of seven years and continued throughout his career as a professional pianist and professor of music at Eastern Illinois University. Appleby now resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
