The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartók.
In 1945 Bela Bartok described 'Mikrokosmos' as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for 'didactic' purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the 'world of the little ones, the children'. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of folk music on Bartók's life and the rhythms and harmonies employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written.
The 153 pieces making up 'Mikrokosmos' are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty.
Spis treści:
Foreword to the Definitive Edition
Preface by the Composer
Notturno
Thumbs Under
Hands Crossing
In Folk Song Style
Diminished Fifth
Harmonics
Minor and Major
Wandering through the Key
Game (with two five-tone scales)
Children's Song
Melody in the Mist
Wrestling
From the Island of Bali
And the Sounds Clash and Clang...
Intermezzo
Variations on a Folk Tune
Bulgarian Rhythm (1)
Theme and Inversion
Bulgarian Rhythm (2)
Song
Bourée
Triplets in 9/8 Time
Dance in 3/4 Time
Triads
Two-part Study
Appendix: Exercises
Appendix: Notes
Instrument(y): fortepian,
Wersja językowa: język angielski,
Liczba stron: 56,
Format: A4
