| Description |
xii, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in musical genesis and structure
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Genesis : circumstances, commission, composition, influences, and the manuscript -- The reconstruction : a critical examination of the work of Tibor Serly -- Première and publication : an account of the events of 1945-49 that led up to the first performance -- Reception : reaction to the first fifty years of the Bartók/Serly viola concerto -- Some aspects of structure : examination of form and possible presence of the Fibonacci series -- Revisions : the revisions of Atar Arad, Csaba Erdélyi, Peter Bartók, and Donald Maurice -- Authenticity : future attempts to achieve a more authentic Bartók viola concerto -- Compositional interpretation : focus on structure, melody, pitch organization, rhythm, and orchestration and texture -- Performance interpretation : focus on tempi, dynamics, phrasing, and articulation in the solo viola part -- The future and legal issues : Bartók's will and estate and matters of copyright. |
| Subject |
Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Concertos, viola, orchestra.
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| ISBN |
0195156900 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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