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Béla Bartók 1881-1945
A selection from 44 duos for two violins 1931
arranged for viola and ‘cello
17 MenetelQ nóta (Hungarian March)
19 Mese (Fairy Tale)
25 Magyar nóta (Hungarian Song
13 Lakodalmas (Wedding Song)
35 Rutén kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)
Bartók wrote his 44 violin duos as a set of
progressive lessons arranged from least to most
difficult. The purpose of the duos was to enable
“students, from their very first years of study, to
play works in which the natural simplicity of folk
music, and its melodic and rhythmic features, can
be found.”
A professional folklorist, who spent years
recording folk music in rural areas and
transcribing the tunes as faithfully and accurately
as possible for publication, Bartók deeply respects
the folk tradition and does not develop the tunes.
They are presented, repeated, and end, with each
duo lasting on average about a minute.
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