Concerto for Orchestra
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Concerto for Orchestra is a landmark 20th-century orchestral work by Béla Bartók that showcases the virtuosity of the entire orchestra through its symphonic scale and vivid, folk-influenced musical language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century classical composition
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concerto ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
BB 123
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Sz. 116 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Koussevitzky Music Foundation
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Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1943 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Natalie Koussevitzky
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Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
contrapuntal textures
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prominent solos for various instruments ⓘ rhythmic vitality ⓘ use of folk-like themes ⓘ virtuosic writing for entire orchestra ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1 December 1944 ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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concerto for orchestra ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| importance |
key work in the concerto for orchestra genre
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landmark 20th-century orchestral work ⓘ |
| influences |
Eastern European folk music
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Hungarian folk music ⓘ |
| key | no single overall key (multi-tonal, with prominent use of B minor and other centers) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental (no text) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace
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II. Giuoco delle coppie (Game of the Couples): Allegretto scherzando NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Elegia: Andante non troppo NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto NERFINISHED ⓘ V. Finale: Pesante – Presto ⓘ |
| notableSection | parody of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony in the Intermezzo interrotto ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 5 ⓘ |
| placeComposed | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredByEnsemble | Boston Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Bartók’s most popular works
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immediately successful at its premiere ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfComposer |
Dance Suite
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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | symphonic scale with concerto-like treatment of sections ⓘ |
| style |
folk-influenced
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modernist ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter | largely tonal with modal and chromatic elements ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1943 ⓘ |
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