Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is a 1936 orchestral work by Béla Bartók renowned for its innovative use of timbre, complex rhythms, and eerie, atmospheric sound world.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composition
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
BB 114
NERFINISHED
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Sz. 106 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Basel Chamber Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1936 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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modernist music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
landmark of 20th-century orchestral repertoire
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one of Bartók’s most important orchestral works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern European folk rhythms
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Hungarian folk music ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Andante tranquillo
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II. Allegro ⓘ III. Adagio ⓘ IV. Allegro molto ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
arch-like formal design
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complex rhythms ⓘ eerie atmospheric sound ⓘ fugal first movement ⓘ innovative use of timbre ⓘ night-music style slow movement ⓘ prominent percussion section ⓘ use of celesta ⓘ use of divided string orchestra ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1937-01-21 ⓘ |
| scoring |
celesta
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harp ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| structure | four movements ⓘ |
| style | Bartókian night music ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chromaticism
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counterpoint ⓘ extended string techniques ⓘ irregular meters ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1936 ⓘ |
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