The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartók. In 1945 Béla Bartók 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 Bartok'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. Major teaching points highlighted in Mikrokosmos 1: Unison melodies, Question and answer, Imitation and Inversion.
Volume with pink covers have text in English, French, German, and Hungarian.
Volume 1 Contains Nos. 1-36
Song List
CANON AT THE LOWER FIFTH
CANON AT THE OCTAVE
CHANGE OF POSITION
CHORALE
CONTRARY MOTION
DANCE IN CANON FORM
DOTTED NOTES
FOUR UNISON MELODIES
FREE CANON
IMITATION AND COUNTERPOINT
IMITATION AND INVERSION
IMITATION REFLECTED
IN DORIAN MODE
IN PHRYGIAN MODE
PARALLEL MOTION
PARALLEL MOTION WITH CHANGE OF POSITION
PASTORALE
QUESTION AND ANSWER
REFLECTION
REPETITION
SIX UNISON MELODIES
SLOW DANCE
Song List Available Upon Request
SYNCOPATION
VILLAGE SONG
WITH ALTERNATE HANDS
Instrumentation
Piano
Product Details
#HL 48011048
9781423493044
073999780796
M060080012
9.0"
12.0"
36 Pages
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