Bartók: His Life and Works

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Malcolm Gillies (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University)

Bartók

His Life and Works

Malcolm Gillies (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
26 July 2024

20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Composers Across Cultures

The only single-volume biography of Béla Bartók available in English, this fascinating book offers a fresh perspective on one of the most loved and frequently performed composers of the twentieth century, an artist who ranks with Stravinsky and Schoenberg as a leading figure in modern classical music.

Building on more than twenty-five years of research, Malcolm Gillies weaves together the varied aspects of Bartók's life--the private and public man, the pianist, the champion of folk music, and the national and cultural figure--with a perceptive discussion of his music. The book looks at two pivotal moments in Bartók's life--the first, the Budapest premiere of Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, which inspired Bartók to begin his climb to the heights of modern composition. The second moment was when a vacationing Bartók overheard a servant girl singing a folk song, an experience which sparked one of the great quests of modern music--Bartók's epic effort to collect and preserve over 10,000 folk tunes. We see how Bartók came to believe that if a particular interval or rhythm worked well in a folk tune, he could take its essence and creatively transform it in his own pieces, whether a string quartet or some of the innovative vocal pieces that he wrote.

Gillies sheds light on both the modernist and folk influences that can be found in Bartók's work, and he offers an engaging commentary on the full range of Bartók's compositions, ranging from Bluebeard's Castle to his ballets The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin, to his piano and violin concertos, and much more.

A delight for all classical music lovers, this book will be an absolute must-read for the legions of Bartók fans.

By: Malcolm Gillies (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deputy Vice-Chancellor Australian National University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 3g
ISBN: 9780195134001
ISBN 10: 0195134001
Series: Composers Across Cultures
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 26 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Malcolm Gillies is a Vice-President of The Australian National University. An internationally recognized and preeminent Bartók scholar, he has written extensively on twentieth-century music. His books include Bartók Remembered and Bartók in Britain: A Guided Tour.