Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No.

8, one of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.

The first public performance of this étude (together with those of Études 1 and 7) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

[1] The piece is in C-sharp minor and is marked Modéré.

The main melody is introduced first in the bass, under the arpeggios, then is passed to the higher strings, and back and forth.