Bela Bartok : Romanian Folk Dances

Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition Volume 38. Par BARTOK BELA. The third volume in the Complete Edition contains Bartók's works for piano solo composed between 1914 and 1920. Bartók's pianistic oeuvre from the years of World War I span a broadly varied spectrum; in addition to simple arrangements of folk music (15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sonatina) and original pieces for the concert podium (Suite, op. 14), we find Bartók's audaciously innovative Etudes (op. 18) inspired by Liszt, as well as Improvisations (op. 20), perhaps his most abstract and original folk music adaptations. The appendix of the volume reproduces movements originally intended for, but eventually discarded from, Suite and 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, as well as all original sources for the folk-inspired pieces. The introductory essays in English, Hungarian, and German not only explore the genesis and reception of the works more thoroughly than ever before, but also orient the reader in issues of notation and performance. The critical commentary presents all manuscript and print sources of the works in detail (including folk music sources), it documents the compositional processes and surveys the range of textual variants and problems. / Somfai, László / Répertoire / Piano

Stylish arrangements of selected highlights from the leading 20th century composer. Par BARTOK BELA. The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dances were originally written in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartók subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In this edition, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for clarinet with piano accompaniment. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Trompette et Piano

Par BARTOK BELA. The Romanian Folk Dances are probably Béla Bartók's most popular and most frequently played compositions. They have certainly inspired the largest number of arrangements, here for accordion by Teodoro Anzellotti. • Six brief movements, which present folk melodies with Bartók's own harmonizations in a wide variety of moods • Colorful pieces which broaden the repertoire for accordion / Date parution : 2016-11-20/ Répertoire / Accordéon

Leichte Klavierstücke Und Tänze. Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók's voluminous output for the piano contains a great many exquisite masterpieces at every level of difficulty. This collection gathers together easy to moderately difficult pieces, including a wide variety of dance forms and folk-music miniatures. Players can coax magical sounds from the instrument using a varied refinement of touch such as silently depressed keys or can even play in two keys at once (bitonality). In addition, all of this provides a stimulus for improvisation. This collection is a welcome addition to the repertoire used in music schools and private lessons and will, of course, appeal to all lovers of Bartók's music. Besides familiar works, it also contains several that have never before been edited. Two pieces handed down as fragments have been judiciously completed by the editor. Care has been taken to provide a spacious engraving and practical page turns. - Easy to moderately difficult pieces with fingering - Ideal for teaching purposes - Several pieces edited for the first time - Spacious engraving with practical page turns / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Piano

Serie Ii. Par BARTOK BELA. What distinguishes Béla Bartók from most of his European contemporaries is his lifelong dedication to folk music. He began to look into Hungarian peasant music out of musical interest only, but gradually extended his research to the neighbouring countries' folk music to study relatedness and differences, origins and influences. Bartók started to collect Romanian folk tunes in 1908, in 1915 he adapted them to be played on the piano – his 'Romanian Christmas Carols' (UE 5890). This edition of sheet music provides the rewarding opportunity to plan a concert quite different to every other Christmas concert. This arrangement of Bartók's varied composition makes full use of a saxophone quartet's abundant acoustic possibilities. The colourful pieces will enhance the saxophone quartet repertoire. Volume 1 is available with the number UE 37115./ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones [SATB]

Par BARTOK BELA. For many countries, folk dances are important cultural treasures. While a first glance at these compositions shows their clear and simple structure with a distinct musical message, a closer look reveals rhythmic curiosities, interesting harmonic shifts, and a diverse expressive range. These characteristics must have enthralled Bartók, as he undertook several research trips to collect original folk tunes. Doing so, he experienced a wealth of culture, as well as a great diversity of people and nature, which he documented musically without altering the charm and authenticity of each encounter. Following a number of arrangements of the pieces (originally composed for piano), the Romanian Folk Dances are now available for Flute and Piano. Gergely Ittzé has captured the spirit of the Hungarian composer perfectly with his arrangements, combining an authentic treatment of the classical original with a sprinkle of contemporary elements. The resulting sound effects are a wonderful match for the old Rumanian peasant style of music. ? Style and atmosphere have been captured in six colourful duo movements of intermediate to more advanced difficulty ? These dances with such diverse melodies, rhythms and origins make sophisticated and entertaining concert pieces ? Elementary pedagogical topics such as technique, meter, harmony, and articulation are addressed within authentic pieces of musical art/ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par BARTOK BELA. The ?Romanian Folk Dances? are undoubtedly among the most popular works of Bartók. The earliest version is for piano (1915) and was published by Universal Edition in 1918; arrangements for many other instruments followed. Now the internationally successful violist Kim Kashkashian presents her arrangement for viola and piano. Proof that Bartók?s dances are also perfectly accentuated by the warm sound of the viola. (After the transcription for violin and piano by Zoltán Székely, UE 8474)/ Répertoire / Alto et Piano

arranged for Violin and Viola. Par BARTOK BELA. Arrangeur: Daniel Hauptmann/ Répertoire / Violon et Alto

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók' s 'Romanian Christmas Songs' are based on folk melodies that originated in a pagan celebration of the winter solstice, and which he felt gave ' the impression of a fiery, war-like type of song, rather than a pious and religious one”. Nevertheless, he chose 20 melodies from this collection of ' colinde” and published them under the title of ' Christmas Songs”. In the first edition of 1918 they were conceived for children' s hands and so were published ' without octaves”- but in his revised edition of 1936, which we present here, Bartók added an appendix featuring alternative ' concert versions”, confirming that these miniatures are also perfectly suited for public performance. Our Urtext edition is based on that of the Bartók Complete Edition, and for the first time integrates these concert variants directly into the musical text. We also offer the original melodies and translations of the texts of these colinde to provide an insight into the origins of this rather different kind of Christmas music./ Répertoire / Piano

This collection contains More Grade 3 Piano Solos that will delight pianists at a Grade 3 standard.From classical and contemporary pieces to pop hits and songs from the musicals, this book contains something for everyone and each solo has been carefully selected with the specifications of the major exam board grades in mind.Together the 16 pieces form an enjoyable Piano songbook that offers valuable supplementary repertoire to Grade 3 pianists of any age.Pieces include Bills (Lunchmoney Lewis), Ave Maria (Franz Schubert), Hello (Adele), Nuvole Bianche (Ludovico Einaudi), Naughty (Matilda The Musical) and more. / Piano