Complete String Quartets (Hardbound Pocket Study Score) by Bela Bartok
Published by Boosey & Hawkes
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) was one of Hungary's greatest composers and one of the most outstanding composers of the 20th century. He was a committed modernist, applying the contrapuntal rigor of Bach and Brahms to the broader tonal sensibilities of Debussy and Schoenberg. He was also one of the first ethnomusicologists; he recorded folk music across Eastern Europe with fellow composer Zoltan Kodaly, later incorporating folk song into his own music. He wrote much in the way for strings, including string quartets, concertos, and folk suites.
Bartok's six string quartets form one of the most fascinating and unique cycles of the quartet literature. The quartet was a form in which he could endlessly experiment with tonality, counterpoint, folk traditions, structural form, and instrumental color; as such, they are widely considered to be some of his finest pieces. This special-edition, hardbound pocket study score from Boosey & Hawkes contains scores for all six of his quartets, as well as extensive, in-depth analyses of each, providing a fine reference for the performer and endless source of study for the music scholar.
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