(BH Piano). The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching 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 many different styles, representing a small 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 employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written. The 153 pieces making up Mikrokosmos are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty. Major teaching 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. Volume 1 Contains Nos. 1-36
Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos series contains 153 progressive piano pieces published across six volumes by Editio Musica Budapest. The series, which was written between 1926 and 1939, starts with very easy beginner etudes and progresses to difficult advanced technical displays, and remains an essential part of modern piano lessons and education.
Contents:
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Dotted Notes
- Repetition (1)
- Syncopation (1)
- With Alternate Hands
- Parallel Motion
- Reflection
- Change of Position
- Question and Answer
- Village Song
- Parallel Motion with Change of Position
- Contrary Motion (1)
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Unison Melodie
- Imitation and Counterpoint
- Imitation and Inversion (1)
- Pastorale
- Imitation and Inversion (2)
- Repetition (2)
- Syncopation (2)
- Canon at the Octave
- Imitation Reflected
- Canon at the Lower Fifth
- Dance in Canon Form
- In Dorian Mode
- Slow Dance
- In Phrygian Mode
- Chorale
- Free Canon