Béla Bartók Sheet Music — Page 11

Much of the music that you hear in modern movies has its roots in the sonic landscapes that were pioneered by Béla Bartók. His inventive use of orchestration, harmony, structure and melody still sound fresh and exciting to this day. Born in Hungary in 1881, Bartók was largely considered to be a child prodigy. Bartók frequently remarked that his own melodies were like “imaginary folk tunes”; and as a result most of his compositions exhibit an air of otherworldliness.

Béla had an intense love of folk music, particularly Hungarian and eastern European folk music. He traveled incessantly for a number of years where he wrote very little. He spent those years recording and transcribing folk tunes with a wax-based recording device. Béla Bartók was a complete musician and composer, meaning he had very little interest in other activities outside of music. His concerto for orchestra is one of the most loved (by audiences and orchestras alike) and frequently performed pieces composed in the 20th century. Béla Bartók spent his last years in New York City where he wrote some of his most beloved compositions.

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Two Portraits, Op. 10 - 2. Village Dance

First Term at the Piano - 1. Step One

First Term at the Piano - 2. Walking

First Term at the Piano - 3. Little Invention

First Term at the Piano - 4. Conversation I

First Term at the Piano - 5. Conversation II

First Term at the Piano - 6. Conversation III

First Term at the Piano - 7. In Steps Together

First Term at the Piano - 8. Long and Short

First Term at the Piano - 9. Brief Conversation

First Term at the Piano - 10. Folk Melody

First Term at the Piano - 11. Imitation

First Term at the Piano - 12. Country Song

First Term at the Piano - 13. Follow Me

First Term at the Piano - 14. Simple Sentences

First Term at the Piano - 15. Bedtime

First Term at the Piano - 16. Menuetto

First Term at the Piano - 17. I Danced with a Pig

First Term at the Piano - 18. Are You Near?

First Term at the Piano - 19. Smooth Syncopations

First Term at the Piano - 20. I Vow To Thee

First Term at the Piano - 21. Farmer in the Dell

First Term at the Piano - 22. Vigorous Dance

First Term at the Piano - 23. Waltz

Romanian Christmas Songs

Romanian Folk Dances - 1. Stick Dance

Romanian Folk Dances - 2. Braul

Romanian Folk Dances - 3. In one spot

Romanian Folk Dances - 4. Dance from Buchum

Romanian Folk Dances - 5. Romanian polka

Romanian Folk Dances - 6. Fast dance

Sonatina - 1. Bagpipers

Sonatina - 2. Bear Dance

Sonatina - 3. Finale

Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs - Four Old Tunes

6. Ballade (theme with variations) - Old Dance Tunes

Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csik - 1. The Peacock

Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csik - 2. At the Janoshida fairground

Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csik - 3. White Lily

Three Etudes, Op. 18

Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20

Canon, from For Children, Vol. 2, Sz. 42, No. 31

Children's Song, from For Children Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 3

Children's Game, from For Children, Sz. 48, No. 8

Buciumeana from Romanian Dances No. 4

Braul from Rumanian Folk Dances

Joc Cu Bata from Rumanian Folk Dances

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