Product Description

Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra has proved to be one of the most popularly successful concert works of the twentieth century. It is seen by its champions as an example of Bartók’s seamless blend of Eastern European folk music and Western art music, and by its detractors as indicative of the composer’s artistic compromise. This book contains a discussion of the historical and musical contexts of the piece, its early performance history and critical reception. It also includes the first complete movement-by-movement synopsis of the Concerto as well as detailed technical information about the work. Throughout the study attention is drawn to the sources of Bartók’s musical language, especially those derived from the many folk musics he studied.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #463283 in Books
• Published on: 1996-05-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

A helpfull guide to a complex piece of music.
I am at present studying A-level music and it requires you to study Bartoks Concerto for Orchestrta. The piece is very complex and is not to be attempted alone, without a guide, and this is it. If ever you need to write an essay on this piece then this should be top of your list.
The explinations are as simple as they can be, but are still a little complex due to the fact that the piece itself is not a simple piece of music. After a few times of scanning over a piece you finally grasp it. The book contains diagrams of Scales used by Bartok, methods, incorporated tunes and many more. It also has an easy to follow layout setting the book out in sections corresponding to the movment in the piece.
An all round great book.