Béla Bartók - Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71, BB 79 (1914 - 1918)
These fifteen songs are based on authentic folk tunes, but go beyond simple harmonisation in approach. To preserve the peasant songs’ original rustic ambience, Bartók remains faithful to the original song by refraining from adding any introductions or endings to these pieces despite their brevity… [171 more words]
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