Romanian Folk Dances
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Romanian Folk Dances is a suite of short, folk-inspired piano pieces (often orchestrated) by Béla Bartók, based on traditional Romanian melodies and rhythms.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral suite
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piano suite ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
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Roumanian Folk Dances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Romanian folk dances
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Romanian folk music ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
BB 68
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Sz. 56 ⓘ |
| composer | Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1915 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no specific dedicatee ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| genre |
character pieces
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folk-inspired classical music ⓘ |
| hasArrangementFor |
orchestra
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string orchestra ⓘ various chamber ensembles ⓘ violin and piano ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacteristics |
drone accompaniments in some movements
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frequent changes of tempo ⓘ use of ornamentation imitating folk instruments ⓘ |
| hasOrchestrationBy |
Béla Bartók
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ⓘ
Zoltán Székely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
standard orchestral repertoire
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standard piano repertoire ⓘ standard violin repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bartók’s ethnomusicological fieldwork ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Hungarian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 6 ⓘ |
| movementList |
Brâul
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Buciumeana NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocul cu bâtă ⓘ Mărunțel NERFINISHED ⓘ Pe loc ⓘ Poarga Românească NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent use of modal scales
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irregular folk dance rhythms ⓘ short, contrasting movements played attacca ⓘ use of authentic folk melodies collected by Bartók ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Román népi táncok ⓘ |
| placeOfInspiration | Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 6 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMelodiesFrom |
Romanian peasant dances
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ⓘ
Transylvanian folk music ⓘ |
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