The piece is subtitled "Homenagem ao índio brasileiro" (Homage to the Brazilian indian), is in the key of E minor, and is the fourth of the Five Preludes, written in 1940. The others are in E minor, E major, A minor, and D major. It was first performed, together with its four companions, by Abel Carlevaro in Montevideo on 11 December 1942 (Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, 153).
| Tempo | Lento—Animato—Moderato |
| Type | Prelude |
| Tonality | E Minor |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Autotranslations beta |
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prélude n°4 en mi mineur Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludio n. 4 in mi minore Heitor Villa-Lobos: Präludium Nr. 4 e-moll |