Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 787 Seiten, Book, Gewicht: 1379 g
Vocal Melodies
Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 787 Seiten, Book, Gewicht: 1379 g
Reihe: Bartok Archives Studies in Musicology
ISBN: 978-90-247-0624-2
Verlag: Springer Netherland
he editorial treatment of the second volume of Bela Bart6k's T Rumanian Folk Music is not dissimilar to that applied to Vol. I. The matter of poetic texts here, however, must allow for a sizeable increase in corrigenda and addenda. But first, let us delve into the source material upon which Vol. II is based. THE MANUSCRIPTS The various drafts of Vol. II fall into five basic categories of editorial process: music, texts, notes to the melodies (and texts), preface, and 1 miscellaneous reference material. M usic.-The first draft comprises field recording transcriptions, and notations made on the spot when recording was not possible. Bart6k left behind the bulk of this material when he emigrated to the United States in October, 1940 (The complete poetic text appears together with the music in each transcription).2 The second draft, uncorrected, comprises 304 pages printed by photo 3 offset process from master sheets. The third draft, reproduced from 667 pages of master sheets, is 1 All are contained in the New York Bartok Archives (hereinafter referred to as the BA) in envelopes designated by the author as Nos. 82-83, 85-86, 88, 90-97, 100, 102, and 106-107. See fn. 12 of the editorial Preface to Vol. I for the complete listing of the Rumanian folk' music MS.
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Weitere Infos & Material
to Volume two, by Béla Bartók.- Texts.- Grouping of the Melodies.- Musical Characteristics of the Material.- Variants in Rumanian Published Collections.- Provisory List of Foreign Variants.- Remarks on Some of the Areas, Villages and Singers.- Explanation of the Signs Used in the Music Notations.- Statistical Data Concerning the Output in Counties and Villages.- Errata in the Melodies.- Music Examples.- Notes to the Melodies.
