Bartók: The Husband’s Grief/A férj keserve
Song with piano accompaniment

Bartók’s last arrangement of a folk song for voice and piano, written in 1945. An adaptation of a Ukrainian folk song with a humorous text about a man whose wife can never completely agree with him. Suitable for tenor or mezzo soprano. Both song text and editorial notes are in Hungarian and English. 14 pages.

Written in the years 1914–1917. A revised edition, prepared with reference to all extant manuscript and printed sources as well as editorial analysis. Includes the original folk songs for reference. 24 pages.

Bartók: Allegro Barbaro, for piano*

The composer's spectacular short piano work written in 1911, nicknamed after a critic referred to the music as "barbaric". A revised edition, prepared with reference to all extant manuscript and printed sources as well as editorial analysis. 12 pages.

Bartók: Out of Doors*

All the five pieces, which include the Music of the Night, with the singing of the Hungarian unka frogs in a brook, in a single volume, revised. Includes two different alternate versions of III. Musettes, prepared by the composer (perhaps as experiments). Preface in English, Hungarian and German; Notes in English only. 30 x 23 cm., 60 pages.

Bartók: Ten Hungarian Folk Songs*
for voice and piano

Written in 1906, originally intended to be a second series to follow the first publication, Hungarian Folk Songs, in collaboration with Zoltán Kodály and later titled Twenty Hungarian Folk Songs, in the same year. The second series was not previously published, however; Béla Bartók subsequently determined that some of the items were not folk songs. Introduction in English, the song texts are in Hungarian with English translation only for reference. The facsimile of the manuscript is also included. 42 pages.

Bartók: Petite Suite, for piano*

The composer’s arrangement of six pieces from his series 44 Violin Duos. Corrected complete edition.

Bartók: 23 Duos for Viola and ‘Cello*

23 pieces from Bartók’s 44 Violin Duos, arranged for viola and ‘cello by Peter Bartók.

Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, study score

Opera in one act to the libretto of Béla Balázs (1911). With the original Hungarian text and English translation by Peter Bartók. Corrected in accordance with all available manuscript and other sources. The contrabass part is amended according to the composer’s first sketch, which included notes below E. 28 x 21 cm., 232 pages, hard cover.

Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, vocal-piano score

Corresponds to the above corrected score. 31 x 23 cm., 105 pages, hard cover.

Bartók: The Wooden Prince, concert suite

Concert suite from the music to the dancing play The Wooden Prince, a fairy tale on the theme "only what is real can be appreciated". In the full length libretto a princess finds out that a wooden imitation of a person has no soul. The concert suite was prepared in accordance with the composer's directions specified in 1932, also incorporating the modifications in the score the composer prescribed in the same year. 28 x 21 cm., 180 pages, hard cover.

(Except as noted, sheet music items are 29 x 22 cm., soft cover)

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