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  • Six Unison Melodies
  • Dotted Notes
  • Repetition
  • Syncopation
  • With Alternate Hands
  • Parallel Motion
  • Reflection
  • Change Of Position
  • Question And Answer
  • Village Song
  • Parallel Motion With Change Of Position
  • Contrary Motion
  • Four Unison Melodies
  • Imitation And Counterpoint
  • Imitation And Inversion
  • Pastorale
  • Canon At The Octave
  • Imitation Reflected
  • Canon At The Lower Fifth
  • Dance In Canon Form
  • In Dorian Mode
  • Slow Dance
  • In Phrygian Mode
  • Chorale
  • Free Canon

Mikrokosmos - Volume 1 (Pink). (New Definitive Edition). By Bela Bartok (1881-1945). For piano (Piano). BH Piano. 20th Century, Hungarian and Instructional. Instructional book. Standard notation, introductory text and instructional text. 36 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060080012. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48011048).

ISBN 1423493044. With standard notation, introductory text and instructional text. 20th Century, Hungarian and Instructional. 9x12 inches.

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartok. In 1945 Bela Bartok described Mikrokosmos as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for didactic purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the world of the little ones, the children. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of folk music on Bartok's life and the rhythms and harmonies employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written.ngarian. The 153 pieces making up Mikrokosmos are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty. Major teaching points highlighted in Mikrokosmos 1: Unison melodies, Question and answer, Imitation and Inversion.

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        October 22, 2011

        Bartok Mikrokosmos I

        This is a wonderful beginner's series for the adult student and can also be used for children who are studying the piano seriously. However, I would recommend a prep series and a note speller before assigning this volume to children.

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        September 14, 2011

        Bartok Microcosmos

        Everty piece in these volumes is a tiny masterpiece. What an act of love Bartok this was for his young son. Amazing what the child can learn here, even when his hand is quite small.

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        Jacobien

        Location: from Amsterdam, NL

        Difficulty Level:
        Beginner

        July 7, 2010

        Great for the adult beginner

        I love this book: it guided me through my first steps on the piano and that was a very good experience. Contrary to other beginner methods, this one makes you play in all kind of key and modes, not only in C-major. The tunes are surpring and interesting. The only...

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        Anonymous

        Location: from Vermont

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        March 26, 2009

        Excellent for piano and lever harp.

        Best beginning method for piano I have found anywhere. The emphasis on playing the same notes with right and left hands is most helpful in training both hands in dexterity from the beginning, and allows the student to focus on the melody before all else. I wish my frustrated piano...

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        Anonymous

        Location: from Sacramento, CA

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        March 19, 2009

        Good for the Adult Beginner

        This is a great book for those of us who are learning piano as adults. Too many progressive piano books are riddled with obnoxious tunes. This book is free of all that. However, it has no instructions on reading music. If you already read music, want to learn piano and...

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