Bartok for Violin (for violin and piano, with CD); Bela Bartok

Bartok for Violin: Arrangements for violin and piano of music by Bela Bartok

Bartok Edition. Arranged by Hywel Davies. Includes performance and backing audio CD. 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 to his own forward-thinking, bold music. 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.

This collection contains stylish arrangements by Hywel Davies for beginning and intermediate violin players of several of Bartok's charming, folk-influenced works, including selections of short pieces from "For Children," "Mikrokosmos," "Romanian Christmas Carols," and "Romanian Folk Dances." Includes performance and backing track audio CD. Contains violin and piano parts. Grades 2-3.