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
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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
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Mikrokosmos Volume II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikrokosmos Volume III NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikrokosmos Volume IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikrokosmos Volume V NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikrokosmos Volume VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
folk-like melodies
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irregular rhythms ⓘ modal harmonies ⓘ polymodal chromaticism ⓘ |
| includesForm |
character pieces
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dance pieces ⓘ etudes ⓘ |
| includesTechnique |
canon
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changing meters ⓘ chromatic scales ⓘ contrary motion ⓘ counterpoint ⓘ ostinato ⓘ tone clusters ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano solo ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
piano pedagogy
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teaching modern piano technique ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Greek ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
folk-influenced
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modernist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of folk elements into pedagogy
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introduction of 20th-century techniques to students ⓘ systematic progression of difficulty ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces | 153 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
piano students
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piano teachers ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
little world
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microcosm ⓘ |
| volume1Difficulty | beginner ⓘ |
| volume6Difficulty | concert level ⓘ |
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