The Cambridge Companion to Bartók

Book Overview

This comprehensive, accessible guide to Bart k and his music contains up-to-date research by a new generation of Bart k scholars. Part I sets the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bart k's research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YZTJNS
• ISBN13: 9780521669580
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.7"