Boosey and Hawkes Bartok For Guitar Book and CD

Description

Bla Bartk (1881-1945) is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinguished and influential composers of the twentieth century. Born in Hungary to a musical family, he became a leading international concert pianist and educator, studying and later teaching at the Budapest Royal Academy of Music. A pioneering ethnomusicologist, Bartk collected thousands of folk songs during his travels across central Europe. Their influence can be traced throughout his compositional canon including such seminal concert works as Violin Concerto No 2 (1937-38) and Concerto for Orchestra (1943). The Boosey & Hawkes Bartk Edition showcases stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. Bartk for Guitar features selected highlights from Bartk’s most popular pedagogical repertoire including For Children, Mikrokosmosand others, arranged for Guitar (solo and duet) by Michael McCartney. An accompanying audio CD features demonstration tracks. Contents: SOLOS: Answering Voices Imitation and Inversion (I) Pastorale Reflect Imitation and inversion (II) In Dorian Mode In Phrygian Mode Chorale Children’s Song Canon at the lower fifth Slovakian Song Imitation reflected Dance in Canon form Slow Dance Funeral Song Minuet Hungarian Song Contrary motion Midsummer night song Rogue’s song/Sorrow Old Hungarian Tune Song (for children 1/9) Round dance Come home, Lidi Cradle Song Triplets Wedding Song Baking Song St. George Day Where are your geese? On the street in Istvand Play Ploughing Play Song The highway robber If there were cherries Study (for children 1/6) DUETS: Dance for Bucsam Sash dance In one spot Slovakian boy’s dance Old Dance Tunes The Bagpipe Minuet