Form, monothematicism, variation and symmetry in Bela Bartok's string quartets
By: Reijo Jyrkiäinen
Series: Studia musicologica Universitatis Helsingiensis -- 22; Studia musicologica Universitatis Helsingiensis -- 22.
Publisher: University of Helsinki
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9789521080401
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Abstract; title: Preface; title: Introduction : Research subject and research problem : Form ; Monothematicism ; Variation ; Symmetry; title: Earlier Bartók research ; Theoretical background and research methods ; Overview of the study; title: The string quartet: how the genre took shape : Historical background ; Haydn-Mozart-Beethoven ; From the 1800s to Bartók's contemporaries ; Development over two centuries; title: Bartok's starting points : Musical tradition and sources of inspiration : Folk music ; Legacy of Beethoven ; Immediate predecessors and contemporaries; title: The first compositions 1889-1907 ; Establishing of the mature style 1908-1911; title: The first quartet: reflections from the late romantics : First movement: Lento : Form ; Analysis; title: Second movement: Allegretto : Form ; Analysis; title: Third movement: Introduzione: Allegro-allegro vivace : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis ; Years of the extension 1911-1924; title: The second quartet: folk-music influences on mature style : First movement: Moderato : Form ; Analysis; title: Second movement: Allegro molto capriccioso : Form ; Analysis; title: Third movement: Lento : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis ; Classical middle period 1926-1937; title: The third quartet: Transition from the old to the new : Prima parte: moderato : Form ; Analysis; title: Seconda parte: Allegro : Form ; Analysis; title: Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato : Form ; Analysis; title: Coda: Allegro molto : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis; title: The fourth quartet: symmetry based on the core motive : First movement: Allegro : Form ; Analysis; title: Second movement: Prestissimo, con sordino : Form ; Analysis; title: Third movement: Non troppo lento : Form ; Analysis; title: Fourth movement: Allegretto pizzicato : Form ; Analysis; title: Fifth movement: Allegro molto : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis; title: The fifth quartet: Palindromic forms : First movement: Allegro : Form ; Analysis; title: Second movement: Adagio molto : Form ; Analysis; title: Third movement: Scherzo: Alla bulgarese : Form ; Analysis; title: Fourth movement: Andante : Form ; Analysis; title: Fifth movement: Finale: Allegro vivace : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis ; Last works 1938-1945; title: The sixth quartet: return to the old within a new general form : First movement: Mesto-Vivace : Form ; Analysis; title: Second movement: Mesto-Marcia : Form ; Analysis; title: Third movement: Mesto-Burletta : Form ; Analysis; title: Fourth movement: Mesto : Form ; Analysis; title: General form and results of the analysis; title: Bartók's quartets: Conclusions : Form ; Monothematicism ; Variation ; Symmetry; title: Research material and sources : Note sources ; Literature; title: Appendix : Glossary of abbreviations, basic terms, and markings ; Catalogue of Bartók's works ; Pitch-class sets.