BELA BARTOK MIKROKOSMOS VOLUME 1 BLUE

153 Progressive Piano Pieces

Series: BH Piano
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Voicing: Piano
Format: Softcover
Composer: Bela Bartok

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartok. (English/Spanish/Japanese/Portuguese text). 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 Bartok'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. Major teaching points highlighted in Mikrokosmos 2: Staccato, legato; Accompaniment in broken triads; Accents

Volume 1 contains Nos. 1-36

Item #: 048011582
UPC: 073999728439
MPN or ISBN: 9780851626079
Size: 12.25"  x  9.25"
Pages: 36
Stock #: HL48011582