Now available in paperback! Bela Bartok's Mikrokosmos is a collection of 153 pieces for piano designed by the composer as a series graded according to difficulty. The pieces were written between 1926 and 1939, and have become by far the best-known series of teaching pieces by a major composer in the twentieth century. This in-depth study investigates Bartok's Mikrokosmos from three main viewpoints: the genesis of the pieces, their pedagogical value, and their stylistic qualities. The book is intended for piano teachers, students, and performers as well as anyone interested in Bartok's life and work as pianist, educator, and composer. Cloth originally published in 2002 under ISBN 0-8108-4427-3.
- ISBN10 0810851636
- ISBN13 9780810851634
- Publish Date 21 October 2004 (first published 20 August 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Scarecrow Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 200
- Language English