Bartók, Béla : Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107
Work Overview
Composition Year：1926
Instrumentation：Piano Solo
Genre：Educational works
Total Playing Time：27 min 36 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
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Author : Wada, Mayuko
Last Updated: August 1, 2007
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Author : Wada, Mayuko
About the Work
Composed during Bartók's most prolific period, from 1926 to 1939. It consists of 153 pieces across 6 volumes. The collection was conceived as piano pedagogical exercises for his son Péter, born from his remarriage to Ditta Pásztory (Volumes 1 and 2 are dedicated to his son).
- Volume 1: 36 pieces (Nos. 1-36)
- Volume 2: 30 pieces (Nos. 37-66)
- Volume 3: 30 pieces (Nos. 67-96)
- Volume 4: 25 pieces (Nos. 97-121)
- Volume 5: 18 pieces (Nos. 122-139)
- Volume 6: 14 pieces (Nos. 140-153)
Volumes 1-3 can be used by piano beginners. Volume 4 is recommended for use in conjunction with pedagogical works like the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach or Czerny exercises of similar difficulty. The collection increases in difficulty and artistic merit with each successive volume; particularly from Volume 5 onwards, the pieces are at the level of concert études. Characteristic features include the use of modes, pentatonic scales, and whole-tone scales, as well as irregular rhythms, changing meters, and dissonances. These pieces are ideal as exercises for familiarizing oneself with these modern elements, which differ from traditional teaching materials.
Pieces (Nos. 67-96)
- 67. Unison vs. Thirds
- 68. Hungarian Dance
- 69. Chord Practice
- 70. Melody vs. Double Notes
- 71. Thirds
- 72. Dragon's Dance
- 73. Sixths and Triads
- 74. Hungarian Song
- 75. Triplets
- 76. In Three Parts
- 77. Little Study
- 78. Pentatonic Scale
- 79. Homage to J.S. Bach
- 80. Homage to R. Schumann
- 81. Wandering
- 82. Scherzo
- 83. Broken Melody
- 84. Merriment
- 85. Arpeggios
- 86. Two Major Pentachords
- 87. Variations
- 88. Duet for Pipes
- 89. In Four Parts
- 90. In Russian Style
- 91-92. Two Chromatic Inventions
- 93. In Four Parts
- 94. Tale
- 95. Fox Song
- 96. Stumbling
Movements (29)
67. Thirds against a Single Voice
Total Performance Time: 0 min 45 sec
70. Melody against Double Notes
Total Performance Time: 1 min 28 sec
74. Hungarian Matchmaking Song
Total Performance Time: 1 min 23 sec
91～92. Chromatic Inventions I-II
Total Performance Time: 2 min 00 sec
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(株)ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
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