Bart�k Perspectives: Man, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist

by Elliott Antokoletz (Editor), Victoria Fischer (Editor), Benjamin Suchoff (Editor)

Overview

In profound ways, music in the twentieth century reflects the influence of Béla Bartók. His compositions remain at the heart of the modern repertoire, and his scholarly writings on music and his studies of folk music continue to inspire new generations of scholars and musicians. Bartók Perspectives seeks to paint a complete portrait of this complex figure, presenting essays from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines.

The book collects new work by leading scholars and important new voices on Bartók. While each essay can be read independently, together they provide a coherent view of Bartók's life and work. The book includes integrative theoretic-analytical approaches to Bartók's musical language and studies of his system of composition from its early stages to maturity. It also includes explorations of Bartók's folk-music materials in connection with his fieldwork, transcription techniques, classification methodology, and compositional influences. Many of the chapters examine the broad historical, philosophical, and cultural questions intimately linked to Bartók's work.

Anyone with an interest in Bartók or in serious music in the twentieth century will find Bartók Perspectives an invaluable resource and guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195125627
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/20/2000
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1550L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Texas, Austin

Elon College

University of California, Los Angeles

Table of Contents

1. Perspectives in Bartók Research, Elliott AntokoletzPart I. Career and Work as Folklorist2. Bartók's Odyssey in Slovak Folk Music, Benjamin Suchoff3. Bartók on Southslavic Epic Songs, Stephen ErdelyPart II. Analytical and Theoretical Studies4. Analyzing Bartók's Works of 1918-1922: Motives, Tone Patches, and Tonal Mosaics, Malcolm Gillies5. Modal Transformation and Musical Symbolism in Bartók's Cantata Profana, Elliott Antokoletz6. Organic Expression and Classical Structure in Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Elliott Antokoletz7. The Benefits of "Relaxation": The Role of the "Pihenö" Movement in Béla Bartók's Contrasts, John K. NovakPart III. Sytle and Aesthetics8. The Genesis of Bartók's Musical Language, Benjamin Suchoff9. Love and Anguish: Bartók's Expressionism, Dorothy Lamb Crawford10. The Verbunkos and Bartók's Modern Style: The Case of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Judit Frigyesi11. Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (1943) and Janácek's Sinfonietta (1926): Conceptual and Motivic Parallels, James PorterPart IV. Folk Music Influences12. Bartók in North Africa: A Unique Fieldwork and Its Impact on His Music, János Kárpáti13. Background and Analysis of Bartók's Romanian Christmas Carols for Piano (1915), David Yeomans14. Béla Bartók and Bulgarian Rhythm, Timothy RicePart V. Compositional Process15. Bartók's Notations in Composition and Transcription, László Somfai16. Pelléas Revealed: The Original Ending of Bartók's Opera, Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Carl S. Leafstedt17. Correcting Printed Editions of Béla Bartók's Viola Concerto and Other Compositions, Peter Bartók18. Deciphering Béla Bartók's Viola Concerto Sketch, Nelson DellamaggiorePart VI. Orientation Toward Pedagogy19. Bartók's Fourteen Bagatelles op. 6, for Piano: Toward Performance Authenticity, Victoria FischerPart VII. Reception History20. The Canonization of Béla Bartók, Malcolm GilliesChronological List of Cited Bartók Compositions