The Bartok Companion
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931340756 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 604 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bela Bartok is among the most significant figures in the rise of musical modernism, placed alongside Debussy, Stravinsky, and the composers of the Second Viennese School in the pantheon of the 20th century's most influential innovators.
While Gillies has previously written on the composer in his books Bartok in Britain (Oxford Univ. From Library Journal In this excellent book, Gillies (music, Univ. of Queensland) collects 38 essays on Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. . The book details all the composer's major works and his important efforts in collecting Eastern European and North African folk music. Music libraries and general libraries with significant music collections should consider this an essential purchase.James E. Pr., 1989) and Bartok Remembered (Norton, 1991) and has supplied several e
Indispensible reference for the interested Bartok listener. A Customer Gillies' book contains contributions from virtually all of the great Bartok scholars of our time. The book is logically organized and comprehensive, covering all of the major works, as well as many fascinating biographical details. The essays are informative, thought-provoking, and musically rich. If you are interested in the music of Bartok, you should own this book!. "Indispensable guide for the curious listener" according to Philippe Vandenbroeck. It's a great pity this book has been out of circulation for so long as there is really no alternative as a serious listening guide to Bartok's extensive and varied oeuvre. This collection of essays by a select roster of Bartok experts discusses all his works in a scholarly but generally approachable style. In acquainting oneself with the compositional approach of an innovator and master craftsman such as Bartok this kind of background material pays huge dividends. Only the essays contributed by Elliott Antokoletz - sadly on key works such as the middle qua