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Composer

Béla Bartók

Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945)

1881–1945

533 works in the index

Born
1881
Died
1945
Birthplace
Sânnicolau Mare
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

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.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Organ, Clarinet, Orchestra
Genres represented
Classical, Dance, Folk
Works with composition dates
53 of 533

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 7 of 12

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Galop Additional credits Alfredo Casella Piano
Gymnopédie No. 1 Additional credits Erik Satie Piano
Song Of Spring Piano
Left Hand Sings Additional credits Ludvig Schytte Piano
Minuet Additional credits Johann Wilhelm Hässler Piano
Temple Bells Additional credits Dennis Alexander Piano
Tender Thoughts Additional credits Dennis Alexander Piano
Zany Zebras Additional credits Dennis Alexander Piano
Adagio Additional credits Daniel Steibelt Piano
Kanzonette in C Major Additional credits Christian Gottlob Neefe C major Piano
Farewell Additional credits Dennis Alexander Piano
Fuga Additional credits Johann Pachelbel Piano
Le Rêve Interrompu Additional credits Dennis Alexander Piano
Escapade Additional credits Alexander Tcherepnin Piano
Frolics Additional credits Alexander Tcherepnin Piano
Swineherd's Song Piano 1
Mirrors Additional credits Ross Lee Finney Piano
Hungarian Song from for Children, Part 1 [No. 32] Piano
Circle Dance from for Children, Book 1 [No. 8] Piano 1
Bagatelle [Op. 6, No. 4; Sz. 38:4] Op. 6, No. 4 Piano 1
Brâul 15
Chorale Additional credits Carlisle Floyd Piano
Clusters and Dots Additional credits Emma Lou Diemer Piano
Columbine Dances - Waltz Additional credits Bohuslav Martinu Piano
February 15 Additional credits André Previn Piano
For Johnny Mehegan Additional credits Leonard Bernstein Piano
Fourth Lyric Piece Additional credits Carlisle Floyd Piano
A Giddy Girl Additional credits Jacques Ibert Piano
Gigue Additional credits Emma Lou Diemer Piano
Homage to Marya Freund and to the Harp Additional credits Virgil Thomson Piano
In Evening Air Additional credits Aaron Copland
Jamaican Rumba Additional credits Arthur Benjamin Piano
Kaleidoscopes, Nos. 9 and 10 Additional credits Benjamin Lees Piano
La Piccadilly - Marche Additional credits Erik Satie Piano
The Lake at Evening [Op. 5, No. 1] Additional credits Charles Tomlinson Griffes Op. 5, No. 1
Medley Additional credits Ross Lee Finney Piano
Evening in the Country from Ten Easy Pieces
Folk Song from For Children, Book 1 [No. 35] Piano 1
Jest from For Children, Book 1 [No. 27] Piano 1
Chromatic Invention 1
Chromatic Invention 2
Duet For Pipes
Bouree
Bulgarian Rhythm 1 9
Bulgarian Rhythm 2
Intermezzo Op.1 No.2 [Borodin, Aljeksandr Porfirjevic] Op.1 No.2
Theme And Inversion
Chromatic Invention 3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 291161938143739870009. Portrait: RIA Novosti, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.