Description
The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartí_k. In 1945 Bela Bartok 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 Bartí_k'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. (English, French, German, Hungarian)
Contents
- IN DORIAN MODE NO 32
- SLOW DANCE NO 33
- IN PHRYGIAN MODE NO 34
- CHORALE NO 35
- FREE CANON NO 36
AMEB
Piano / Grade 1 / List A
- Dance in Canon Form (No. 31 from Mikrokosmos Vol. 1 BB 105)