The Little Train of Caipira

The Little Train of Caipira

"The Little Train of Caipira" is a classical composition written by Villa-Lobos, a famous Brazilian composer, in 1930. This piece of music is 3 minutes and 58 seconds long and has a range of instruments playing in it, including the clarinet, the violin and the guiro (nicknamed then 'famous fish'). It's part of a larger suite called the "Bachianas Brasilieras".


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