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Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos for piano Volume 1-2 BB 105: Piano Solo: Instrumental


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Urtext (1932-1939). Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a "classical" piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from "Imitation and Inversion," "Ostinato," and "Free Variations," concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as "Notturno," "Boating," "From the Diary of a Fly," or the famous "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm." Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók Complete Edition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.

Composer/Artist : Bela Bartok
Instrumentation :

Piano solo


Publisher :

EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)


Content :
Unison Melodie Dotted Notes Repetition (1) Syncopation (1) With Alternate Hands Parallel Motion Reflection Change of Position Question and Answer Village Song Parallel Motion and Change of Position Contrary Motion (1) Imitation and Counterpoint Imitation and Inversion (1) Pastorale Imitation and Inversion (2) Repetition (2) Syncopation (2) Canon at the Octave Imitation Reflected Canon at the Lower Fifth Little Dance in Canon Form In Dorian Mode Slow Dance In Phrygian Mode Chorale Free Canon In Lydian Mode Staccato and Legato (1) Staccato and Legato (2, Canon) In Yugoslav Style Melody with Accompaniment Accompaniment in Broken Triads In Hungarian Style Contrary Motion (2) Méditation Increasing - Diminishing Big Fair In Mixolydian Mode Crescendo - Diminuendo Minuetto Waves Monody Divided In Transylvanian Style Chromatic Triplets in Lydian Mode Melody in Tenths Accents In Oriental Style Major and Minor Canon with Sustained Notes Pentatonic Melody Minor Sixths in Parallel Motion Buzzing Line and Point Dialogue Melody Divided

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