| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in musical genesis and structure |
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Studies in musical genesis and structure
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| Contents |
Genesis : circumstances, commission, composition, influences, and the manuscript -- The reconstruction : a critical examination of the work of Tibor Serly -- Première and publication : an account of the events of 1945-49 that led up to the first performance -- Reception : reaction to the first fifty years of the Bartók/Serly viola concerto -- Some aspects of structure : examination of form and possible presence of the Fibonacci series -- Revisions : the revisions of Atar Arad, Csaba Erdélyi, Peter Bartók, and Donald Maurice -- Authenticity : future attempts to achieve a more authentic Bartók viola concerto -- Compositional interpretation : focus on structure, melody, pitch organization, rhythm, and orchestration and texture -- Performance interpretation : focus on tempi, dynamics, phrasing, and articulation in the solo viola part -- The future and legal issues : Bartók's will and estate and matters of copyright |
| Summary |
This text tells the intriguing story of Bela Bartok's viola concerto, a work left unfinished at his death in 1945. Drawing on interviews and documents that reveal previously unavailable information, it discusses the commission, reception and future possibilities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Concertos, viola, orchestra.
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| SUBJECT |
Concertos (Bartók, Béla) fast |
| Subject |
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195348118 |
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0195348117 |
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9780195156904 |
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0195156900 |
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0195185498 |
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9780195185492 |
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9780199868339 |
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0199868336 |
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