Bartok Mikrokosmos 1

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer´s son Peter Bart¾k.
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.

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- Foreword to the Definitve Edition
- Preface by the Composer
- Six Unison Melodies
- 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)
- Four Unison Melodies
- 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
- In Phrygian Mode
- Chorale
- Five Canon
- Appendix: Exercises
- Appendix: Notes