Bartók: Three Burlesques, Op. 8c, Sz. 47 *

Author: Béla Bartók

Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest

: Sheet music

Pages: 21

Description: Two pieces of scherzo character in triple time flank a slower movement in duple time. The first burlesque entitled 'Quarrel' is Márta's piece, Nov. 1908, is a dispute between two opposing characters, with grimaces and taunts. The second burlesque, with the subtitle 'Slightly Tipsy' or 'A bit drunk' is one of Bartók's ingenious program music miniatures, with characteristic performance indications. The figure appearing in a stumbling rhythm begins to sing indifferently, then continues ruvido (coarsely). By the end of the middle section, to be played in dry tone, our hero collapses completely, and takes leave as a pitiful figure, like the wooden puppet after the dance in The Wooden Prince ballet. ...Finally, the titleless third burlesque, Molto vivo, capriccioso, also stimulates the imagination: one can detect in it the grotesque rush of the last bagatelle, 'My Dancing Sweetheart,' just like the Wooden Prince dance. Contains the following pieces: Quarrel, Op. 8c, No. 1 ; Slightly Tipsy, Op. 8c, No. 2 ; Molto vivo capriccioso, Op. 8c, No. 3 Publisher ID: Z1763 Description: Piano Description: Piano

Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches

Language: French, German