Bartok Mikrokosmos

Bartok Mikrokosmos

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano instructing classic. Includes an introduction by the composer’s son Peter Bartok. 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 a good deal of dissimilar styles, representing a little 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 used invent music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written. The 153 pieces making up Mikrokosmos are separated into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty. Major instructing points highlighted in Mikrokosmos 1: Unison melodies, Question and answer, Imitation and Inversion. Volume with pink covers have text in English, French, German, and Hungarian.

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Bartok Mikrokosmos Photo

Bartok Mikrokosmos Image

Bartok Mikrokosmos Picture

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
A classic teaching method
By J. Nichols
What is great about the Mikrokosmos of Bartok is the fact that it is progressive, and not tonal. It teaches students of all ages to read and not play by ear, which is an essential tool for becoming a well rounded musician of the keyboard. HIGHLY recommended as a piano teacher and academic.

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An excellent work
By David C. Adams
Hungarian composer Bela Bartok, whose reputation as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century is now firmly established, composed the Mikrokosmos between 1926 and 1939 with the express purpose of teaching his son, Peter, how to play piano, though level IV is the last volume (of VI) intended purely as instructional material.

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