Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra
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Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra

Catalogue No: 9780521485050
This handbook contains a discussion of the historical and musical contexts of the piece, its early performance history, and critical reception.
£24.99

David Cooper


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.


Bibliographic Details


2 tables 28 music examples


Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background
  • 3. Genesis and reception
  • 4. Synopsis I
  • 5. Synopsis II
  • 6. Musical analysis
  • Appendix.
9780521485050

Specifications

Series
Cambridge Handbooks
Product Format
Book
Publication Date
02/05/1996
ISBN
9780521485050 (0521485053)
Language
English
Author
David Cooper