Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ60

Composed by Bela Bartok. Book Only. Composed 1951. 20 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ60. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ60).

English-German-Hungarian.

'Bartók wrote the first dance around the time of the Romanian movements of the 'Seven Sketches', after his first trip collecting Romanian folk music in July-August 1909. The second dance is the fruit of March the following year, and it was only after some time he decided they should be published as a pair. From the beginning, audiences were impressed by the first dance, in the composer's peculiar performance, with its initial drumming, and its driving rhythms. If less popular, compositionally the second dance is more original. He parades and varies his material in a chain form, and this too is reminiscent of the dances heard in the playing of Romanian Transylvanian villagemusicians, which in his scholarly work Bartók called 'motive dances.' (HCD 32525 Bartók New Series Vol. 25, László Somfai).

Piano - Grade 3

SKU: HL.14047993

For Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2016. 16 pages. Chester Music #CH84667. Published by Chester Music (HL.14047993).

ISBN 9781785582714. 9.0x12.0x0.093 inches. English.

This is a new edition of Bela Bartoks popular Romanian Folk Dances in its original scoring for Solo Piano. With fascinating background notes and unique imagery, this publication is essential for pianists interested in the work of the Hungarian composer.

Symphonic Works (Study Score)

SKU: HL.50510037

Score. Composed by Bela Bartok. Edited by D Dille. Arranged by D. D.ille. 20th Century. EMB. Pocket score. 44 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #Z40032. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50510037).

ISBN 9790080400326. UPC: 073999667134. 5.5x8.0x0.139 inches. Bela Bartok; Denijs Dille.

'Bartok wrote 'Two Rumanian Dances' for piano, op.8a in 1909-1910 and arranged the first of the pair for orchestra in time for a concert on 12 February 1911. The highly positive reviews of the premiere describe the dance as brilliantly orchestrated, bizarre in its harmonies, and orgiastic in its conclusion. The A sections of its ABA form insistently repeat a four-bar theme that is itself composed of internal repetitions. Bartok maintains interest in the material by varying the orchestration, and, in the final section, with sudden breaks and changes in tempo. The slow middle section has a more vocal and impassioned emotional quality than the mechanistic dance that surrounds it. Bartok wrote in 1931 that although the work was inspired by Rumanian folk music, the themes were entirely his own.' (HCD 32506 Bartok New Series Vol. 6, David E. Schneider).

Edited by Guy/Mcarthur. For Piano. The second installment of this exceptional piano literature series continues to strengthen a student's ability to find and project melody. The music represents a variety of keys, tempi, meters, and style. Includes technical exercises for melodic expression, descriptive summaries for each piece, and composer biographies. Contents include: Fantasia in G major Wq. 117:8 (C.P.E. Bach); Concerto in D Minor BWV 974 2nd mvt (J.S. Bach); Gavotte from French Suite #5 (J.S. Bach); Buciumeana from Romanian Dances No. 4 (Bartok); Bagatelle in F Major Op. 33 No. 3 (Beethoven); Sonata in C# Major Op. 27 No. 2 1st mvt (Beethoven); Dream (Bloch); Waltz in G# Minor Op. 39 No. 3 (Brahms); Mazurka in G Minor Op. 67 No. 2 (Chopin); Prelude in C Minor Op. 28 No. 20 (Chopin

String Quartet - Grade 4

SKU: MA.EMR-58956

Composed by Bela Bartok. Arranged by Jirka Kadlec. Score and parts. Duration 6'00. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 58956. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-58956).

Stick Game / Peasant Costume / Standing Still / Mountain Horn Song / Romanian Garden Gate / Little One.

Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710007

(Rumanische Volkstanze). Arranged by Bela Bartok and ed./arr. Zoltan Szekely. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710007. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710007).

ISBN 9798888521687. UPC: 676737816278. English.

In the years preceding World War I, Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók (1881-1945) took trips to the Transylvanian region to explore the musical traditions of the Romanian population. Following a two-year depression caused by the war, as well as some professional setbacks, he returned to composition. The Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, emerged in 1915, bearing a strong influence from his experiences as an ethnomusicologist. They comprise 6 dances, all based on folk tunes that Bartók had recorded and transcribed. In 1917, he arranged a version for full orchestra. Hungarian violinist and composer Zoltán Székely (1903-2001) transcribed these six short movements for violin and piano in 1926, which are offered here in this reprint edition. Movements: 1. Joc cu bâta (Stick Dance), 2. Brâul (Sash Dance), 3. Topogó / Pê-loc (In One Spot), 4. Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum), 5. Poarga româneasca (Romanian Polka), 6. Aprózó / Maruntel (Fast Dance).

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For Alto Saxophone and Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Arranged by Hywel Davies. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover. 16 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060132032. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Euphonium and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2731

Composed by Bela Bartok. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Hungarian 20th century. Solo part and Piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2731).

Romanian Folk Dances is a short six-movement suite originally composed for piano in 1915 and later arranged for violin and piano by Zoltan Szekely. The six movements are:

1. Stick Dance
2. Sash Dance
3. Standing Still
4. Horn Dance
5. Romanian Polka
6. Fast Dance

The movements are in the following modes (Dorian, Aeolian, Mixolydian and Lydian), which along with unique harmonies give them a very exotic sound.

The Suite takes about 5 minutes to perform and is suitable for advanced performers.

Flute and Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Arranged by Hywel Davies. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover. 16 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060132063. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

For Oboe and Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Arranged by Hywel Davies. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover. 16 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060132070. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Arranged by Andreas van Zoelen. Baton Music christmas series. Score and Parts. Duration 4:30. Published by Baton Music

(21 Late Intermediate to Early Advanced Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Performance). Edited by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield and Dennis Alexander. For Piano. Piano Collection. Keys to Artistic Performance. Masterwork. Late Intermediate / Early Advanced. Book. 72 pages

Orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.50510086

Score. Composed by Bela Bartok. 20th Century. EMB. Pocket score. 26 pages. Duration 5'. Editio Musica Budapest #Z40071. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50510086).

ISBN 9790080400715. UPC: 073999621211. 5.5x8.0x0.091 inches. Hungarian, English, German. Bela Bartok.

'Dances of Transylvania is the orchestral version of 'Sonatina' (1915). In Sonatina, Bartok had arranged Romanian instrumental (chiefly bagpipe) music. The three movements of the work, 'Bagpipers', 'Bear Dance' and 'Finale' comprise five melodies. Bartok explained that each of the two melodies of the first movement had been played by two pipers, the second by a peasant violinist using the lower strings of the instrument to reproduce the sounds of a bear, and the two melodies of the 'Finale' again by two violinists. In the orchestral version Bartok was out to reproduce the original sonority created by the peasants.' (HCD 32505 Bartok New Series Vol. 5, Virag Buky).