Bartók&#039;s Mikrokosmos: Genesis, Pedagogy, and Style

Benjamin Suchoff

doi:10.5771/9781461656722

Summary

Now available in paperback! Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos is a collection of 153 pieces for piano designed by the composer as a series graded according to difficulty. The pieces were written between 1926 and 1939, and have become by far the best-known series of teaching pieces by a major composer in the twentieth century.

This in-depth study investigates Bartók's Mikrokosmos from three main viewpoints: the genesis of the pieces, their pedagogical value, and their stylistic qualities. The book is intended for piano teachers, students, and performers as well as anyone interested in Bartók's life and work as pianist, educator, and composer.

Cloth originally published in 2002 under ISBN 0-8108-4427-3.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2004
Copyright Year: 2004
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-4427-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-5672-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 185
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Preface No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Abbreviations No access
1. 1. The Concert Artist: 1903-1943 No access
  2. The Piano Style No access
2. 1. Tutorial and Editorial Activities No access
  2. Pedagogical Works No access
  3. Principles of Piano Teaching No access
  4. Principles of Piano Technique No access
3. 1. The Manuscripts No access
  2. Bartók's Recitals and Recordings No access
1. 1. The Mikrokosmos and General Educational Theory No access
  2. The Mikrokosmos and Trends in Piano Teaching No access
  3. Bartók's Pedagogical Approach No access
  4. Bartók's Ideas Concerning Piano Playing No access
  5. Percussive Touch-Forms No access
  6. Nonpercussive Touch-Forms No access
  7. Bartók's Ideas Concerning Musicianship No access
2. 5. Format And Definitions No access
3. 6. Volume One: Nos. 1-36 and Exercises 1-4 No access
4. 7. Volume Two: Nos. 37-66 and Exercises 5-18 No access
5. 8. Volume Three: Nos. 67-96 and Exercises 19-31 No access
6. 9. Volume Four: Nos. 97-121 and Exercises 32-33 No access
7. 10. Volume Five: Nos. 122-139 No access
8. 11. Volume Six: Nos. 140-153 No access
1. 1. Tonality No access
  2. Melody No access
  3. Rhythm No access
  4. Polymodal Chromaticism No access
  5. Cellular Configurations No access
  6. Harmony No access
  7. Form No access
  8. Counterpoint No access
2. 13. Volume One: Nos. 1-36 No access
3. 14. Volume Two: Nos. 37-66 No access
4. 15. Volume Three: Nos. 67-96 No access
5. 16. Volume Four: Nos. 97-121 No access
6. 17. Volume Five: Nos. 122-139 No access
7. 18. Volume Six: Nos. 140-153 No access
Notes No access Pages 161 - 174
Select Bibliography No access Pages 175 - 178
Index No access Pages 179 - 184
About the Author No access Pages 185 - 185