This comprehensive, accessible guide to Bartók and his music contains up-to-date research by a new generation of Bartók scholars. Part I sets the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bartók's research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part considers various aspects of reception and the variety of responses to Bartók's music in Europe and the United States.
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This Companion is the first accessible guide to Bartók and his music. Part I sets the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bartók's research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part considers various aspects of reception and the variety of responses to Bartók's music in Europe and the United States.
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Open an introductory music history textbook at the section on Bela Bartok and you will find references to his deep patriotism, his folk-music research, and the relationships between these interests and his compositions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Violin Concerto, Fourth Quartet, Viola Concerto, New York, United States, Second Quartet, The Miraculous Mandarin, Out of Doors, Village Scenes, Stefi Geyer, Third Piano Concerto, West European, World War, Academy of Music, Dance Suite, Fifth Quartet, Two Pictures, East European, Second Piano Concerto, Second Suite, Sixth Quartet, Third Quartet, Eight Improvisations, Endre Ady, First Piano Concerto New!
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Open an introductory music history textbook at the section on Bela Bartok and you will find references to his deep patriotism, his folk-music research, and the relationships between these interests and his compositions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Violin Concerto, Fourth Quartet, Viola Concerto, New York, United States, Second Quartet, The Miraculous Mandarin, Out of Doors, Village Scenes, Stefi Geyer, Third Piano Concerto, West European, World War, Academy of Music, Dance Suite, Fifth Quartet, Two Pictures, East European, Second Piano Concerto, Second Suite, Sixth Quartet, Third Quartet, Eight Improvisations, Endre Ady, First Piano Concerto New!
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- Bartok Companion, The by Malcolm Gillies on 5 pages
- The Rite of Spring (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Igor Stravinsky on 4 pages
- Ein Heldenleben: Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40 (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Richard Strauss on page 46, and page 105
- Bela Bartok Essays by Bela Bartok in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A History of Hungary by Peter F. Sugar in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Exploring Twentieth-Century Music: Tradition and Innovation by Arnold Whittall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Colin Lawson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Robin Stowell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon Frith in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Bach (Cambridge Companions to Music) by John Butt in Front Matter
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