| Uniform title | Béla Bartók. English |
| Series |
The Master musicians series
Master musicians series. ^A260201
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| Contents |
Preface -- Origins and early schooling -- Education in Pressburg -- The Academy of Music in Budapest -- The Kossuth Symphony -- Hungarian folksong -- Professor at the Academy of Music -- A subject of controversy -- First success -- Post-war difficulties -- Years of fulfilment -- Farewell to Europe -- The United States -- Appendices. Calendar -- Catalogue of works -- Personalia -- The Kossuth Symphony: notice in The Manchester Guardian, 19th February 1904. |
| Abstract |
Béla Bartók is now recognized as one of the two or three most significant composers of the twentieth century, though insufficiently esteemed during his lifetime. In pre-war Hungary his progressive views on social problems and the exploratory nature of his musical vocabulary were equally unacceptable--or unintelligible--to many of his fellow countrymen. The author analyses Bartók's creative development against a background of political and social upheaval. Having, like Bartók, lived through many traumatic experiences, the author has particular authority in presenting the Hungarian setting of Bartók's music. Quotations from Hungarian sources, previously inaccessible in English, amplify his text. The translation of the author's German text is by Dr. Percy Young. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index. |
| Language | Translation of Béla Bartók. |
| LCCN | 73180820 |
| ISBN | 0460031368 |
| ISBN | 9780460031363 |
