Mikrokosmos

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Mikrokosmos is a six-volume collection of progressive piano pieces by Béla Bartók that serves both as a pedagogical work and a showcase of his modernist, folk-influenced musical style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pedagogical music work
piano composition collection
composer Béla Bartók NERFINISHED
compositionEndYear 1939
compositionStartYear 1926
contains progressive piano pieces
countryOfOrigin Hungary NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Peter Bartók NERFINISHED
difficultyRange beginner to advanced
hasRecording Mikrokosmos recordings by various pianists
hasVolume Mikrokosmos Volume I NERFINISHED
Mikrokosmos Volume II NERFINISHED
Mikrokosmos Volume III NERFINISHED
Mikrokosmos Volume IV NERFINISHED
Mikrokosmos Volume V NERFINISHED
Mikrokosmos Volume VI NERFINISHED
includes folk-like melodies
irregular rhythms
modal harmonies
polymodal chromaticism
includesForm character pieces
dance pieces
etudes
includesTechnique canon
changing meters
chromatic scales
contrary motion
counterpoint
ostinato
tone clusters
instrumentation piano solo
intendedUse piano pedagogy
teaching modern piano technique
languageOfTitle Greek
musicalStyle folk-influenced
modernist
notableFor integration of folk elements into pedagogy
introduction of 20th-century techniques to students
systematic progression of difficulty
numberOfPieces 153
numberOfVolumes 6
publisher Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED
targetAudience piano students
piano teachers
titleMeaning little world NERFINISHED
microcosm
volume1Difficulty beginner
volume6Difficulty concert level

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Children’s Songs influencedBy Mikrokosmos
Béla Bartók notableWork Mikrokosmos