Béla Bartók: A Research and Information Guide

Contents

• Preface to the Third Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• History of Bartok's Musical Development: An Introduction
• 1. Basic Sources of Bartok's Style
• 2. Early Germanic Musical Influences from 1897 to 1902
• 3. Influence of Liszt, the Magyar Nota, and First Contact with Authentic Hungarian Folk Music (1902-1905)
• 4. Bartok's First Folk-Music Investigations, His Discovery of Debussy, and Early Compositional Results (1905 through World War I)
• 5. Expanded Folk-Music Investigations and First Mature Compositions
• 6. Toward Synthesis of Divergent Art- and Folk-Music Sources
• 7. End of World War I to Mid-1920s
• 8. Final Period (1926-1945)
• 9. Last Years in the United States (1940-1945)
• I. Published Compositions According to Genre: With Publishers, Archives, Collections, and Catalogues
• Catalogue of Compositions
• 1. Piano Solo
• 2. Chamber Music
• 3. Solo Instruments and Orchestra
• 4. Full or Small Orchestra
• 5. Solo Voice and Piano
• 6. Chorus, A Cappella and with Piano
• 7. Voice and Orchestra
• 8. Chorus and Orchestra
• 9. Stage Works
• 10. Bartok's Editions and Transcriptions of Keyboard Works by Other Composers
• II. Primary Sources: Bartok's Writings and Other Documents
• 1. Articles by Bartok
• 2. Essays in Collected Editions
• 3. Letters in Collected Editions
• 4. Letters Published Individually in Other Works
• 5. Documents, Pictures, Letters, and Essays in Collected Editions
• 6. Folk Music Collections
• 7. Facsimiles, Reprints, and Revisions of the Music
• III. Biographical and Historical Studies
• 1. General Studies of Bartok's Life and Music, His Background, Time, and Forebears
• 2. Discussions of Specific Biographical Events, Aspects, and Details
• 3. Specialized Studies of Bartok's Career and Work as Ethnomusicologist
• 4. Specialized Discussions of Bartok's Personality, Philosophical Views, Political Attitudes, and/or Philosophy of Composition
• 5. Discussions Dealing with the State of Bartok Research or Performance
• IV. Studies of Bartok's Musical Compositions
• 1. Analytical and Theoretical Studies of Bartok's Works
• 2. Studies of Bartok's Style and Aesthetics
• 3. Folk-Music Influences on Bartok's Compositions
• 4. Art-Music Influences on Bartok's Compositions
• 5. Bartok's Influences on Others
• 6. Studies of Bartok's Compositional Process (Sketches, Manuscript Drafts, Editions, Versions, His Own Recordings) and/or History of the Works
• 7. Bartok's Orientation Toward Pedagogy and/or Performance Interpretation
• V. Discussions of Institutional Sources for Bartok Research
• and Essays in Collected Volumes
• 1. Archives, Special Libraries, Societies, Organizations, and Institutes Devoted to Bartok
• 2. Bibliographies, Discographies, and Catalogues
• 3. Conferences, Festivals, Journals, Newsletters, and Special Issues Devoted or Relevant to Bartok
• 4. Computerized Data Bases for Analysis and Research
• 5. Bartok Websites
• Author-Title Index
• Index of Bartok's Compositions, Keyboard Editions, and Transcriptions
• Index of Proper Names
• Subject Index