Béla Bartók

Mikrokosmos 6

153 Progressive Piano Pieces

piano

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Details

For

piano

Product Type

Music score

Author/ Composer

Difficulty Level

4-5

Languages

german, english, french, hungarian

Extent

64 Pages

Description

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 crea...

Content

  • Foreword to the Definitive Edition
  • Preface by the Composer
  • Free Variations
  • Subject and Reflection
  • From the Diary of a Fly
  • Divided Arpeggios
  • Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths
  • Chromatic Invention (3)
  • Ostinato
  • March
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (1)
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (2)
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (3)
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (4)
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (5)
  • Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (6)
  • Appendix: Notes