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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521669588
ISBN-13
9780521669580
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1832128

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Cambridge Companion to Bartók
Language
English
Subject
History & Criticism, General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music
Author
Amanda Bayley
Series
Cambridge Companions to Music Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"The contributors maintain a consistent, jargon-free style. Music examples, graphs, and illustrations meet the high standards of clarity expected from this publisher....Highly recommended." Choice
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
780/.92
Table Of Content
Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction Amanda Bayley; Part I. Contexts: Political, Social and Cultural: 1. The political and cultural climate in Hungary at the turn of the twentieth century Lynn Hooker; 2. Bartók and folk music Stephen Erdely; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 3. Bartók's orchestral music and the modern world David Cooper; 4. The stage works: portraits of loneliness Carl Leafstedt; 5. Vocal music: inspiration and ideology Rachel Beckles Willson; 6. Piano music: teaching pieces and folksong arrangements Victoria Fischer; 7. Piano music: recital repertoire and chamber music Susan Bradshaw; 8. The Piano Concertos and Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Nicky Losseff; 9. Works for solo violin and the Viola Concerto Peter Laki; 10. The String Quartets and works for chamber orchestra Amanda Bayley; Part III. Reception: 11. Hungarian nationalism and the reception of Bartók's music 1904-1940 David E. Schneider; 12. Bartók in America Malcolm Gillies; 13. Bartók reception in cold war Europe Danielle Fosler-Lussier; 14. Analytical responses to Bartók's music: pitch organization Ivan F. Waldbauer; 15. Bartók at the piano: lessons from the composer's sound recordings Vera Lampert; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This comprehensive, accessible guide to Bart k and his music contains up-to-date research by a new generation of Bart k scholars. Part I sets the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bart k's research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part considers various aspects of reception and the variety of responses to Bart k's music in Europe and the United States., This Companion is an accessible guide to Bartók's music and is an ideal introduction to the composer for students, performers and concert-goers. Part I of the book sets out the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bartók's interest in and research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part reveals the wide variety of responses to Bartók's music in Europe and the United States, both during and after his lifetime. It includes a comparison of analytical approaches to his music and an evaluation of performances including those of the composer himself. The book is written by a team of specialists, who represent more recent thinking on the composer and his music., This is an accessible guide to Bartók and his music. Wide-ranging in coverage, it sets out the cultural and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, considers Bartók's research into folk music, surveys his compositional output in all genres and the varied responses to his work., This comprehensive, accessible guide to Bartok and his music contains up-to-date research by a new generation of Bartok scholars. Part I sets the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bartok's research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part considers various aspects of reception and the variety of responses to Bartok's music in Europe and the United States.
LC Classification Number
ML410.B26 C35 2001

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