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Béla Bartók

Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, BB 105

Sz. 107

Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos (Hungarian: Mikrokozmosz) Sz. 107, BB 105 consists of 153 progressive piano pieces in six volumes, written between 1926 and 1939 and published in 1940. The individual pieces progress from very easy and simple beginner études to very difficult advanced technical displays, and are used in modern piano lessons and education. In total, according to Bartók, the work "appears as a synthesis of all the musical and technical problems which were treated and in some cases only partially solved in the previous piano works." Volumes one and two are dedicated to his son Péter, while volumes five and six are intended as professionally performable concert pieces.

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Movements

  1. Volume I: Volume I, No. 1: Six Unison Melodies, No. 1
  2. Volume I: Volume I, No. 2: Six Unison Melodies, No. 2
  3. Volume I: Volume I, No. 3: Six Unison Melodies, No. 3
  4. Volume I: Volume I, No. 4: Six Unison Melodies, No. 4
  5. Volume I: Volume I, No. 5: Six Unison Melodies, No. 5
  6. Volume I: Volume I, No. 6: Six Unison Melodies, No. 6
  7. Volume I: Volume I, No. 7: Dotted Notes
  8. Volume I: Volume I, No. 8: Repetition, No. 1
  9. Volume I: Volume I, No. 9: Syncopation, No. 1
  10. Volume I: Volume I, No. 10: With Alternate Hands
  11. Volume I: Volume I, No. 11: Parallel Motion
  12. Volume I: Volume I, No. 12: Reflection
  13. Volume I: Volume I, No. 13: Change of Position
  14. Volume I: Volume I, No. 14: Question and Answer
  15. Volume I: Volume I, No. 15: Village Song
  16. Volume I: Volume I, No. 16: Parallel Motion with Change of Position
  17. Volume I: Volume I, No. 17: Contrary Motion
  18. Volume I: Volume I, No. 18: Four Unison Melodies (1)
  19. Volume I: Volume I, No. 19: Four Unison Melodies (2)
  20. Volume I: Volume I, No. 20: Four Unison Melodies (3)
  21. Volume I: Volume I, No. 21: Four Unison Melodies (4)
  22. Volume I: Volume I, No. 22: Imitation and Counterpoint
  23. Volume I: Volume I, No. 23: Imitation and Inversion (1)
  24. Volume I: Volume I, No. 24: Pastorale
  25. Volume I: Volume I, No. 25: Imitation and Inversion (2)
  26. Volume I: Volume I, No. 26: Repetition (2)
  27. Volume I: Volume I, No. 27: Syncopation (2)
  28. Volume I: Volume I, No. 28: Canon at the Octave
  29. Volume I: Volume I, No. 29: Imitation Reflected
  30. Volume I: Volume I, No. 30: Canon at the Lower Fifth
  31. Volume I: Volume I, No. 31: Dance in Canon Form
  32. Volume I: Volume I, No. 32: In Dorian Mode
  33. Volume I: Volume I, No. 33: Slow Dance
  34. Volume I: Volume I, No. 34: In Phrygian Mode
  35. Volume I: Volume I, No. 35: Chorale
  36. Volume I: Volume I, No. 36: Free Canon
  37. Volume II: Volume II, No. 37: In Lydian mode (Allegretto)
  38. Volume II: Volume II, No. 38: Staccato and Legato (1)
  39. Volume II: Volume II, No. 39: Staccato and Legato (Canon)
  40. Volume II: Volume II, No. 40: In Yugoslavian Mode (Allegretto)
  41. Volume II: Volume II, No. 41: Melody with Accompaniment
  42. Volume II: Volume II, No. 42: Accompaniment in Broken Triads
  43. Volume II: Volume II, No. 43: In Hungarian Style
  44. Volume II: Volume II, No. 44: Contrary Motion (2)
  45. Volume II: Volume II, No. 45: Meditation
  46. Volume II: Volume II, No. 46: Increasing - Diminishing
  47. Volume II: Volume II, No. 47: County Fair
  48. Volume II: Volume II, No. 48: In Mixolydian Mode
  49. Volume II: Volume II, No. 49: Crescendo - Diminuendo
  50. Volume II: Volume II, No. 50: Minuetto (Tempo di minuetto)
  51. Volume II: Volume II, No. 51: Waves
  52. Volume II: Volume II, No. 52: Unison Divided
  53. Volume II: Volume II, No. 53: In Transylvanian Style
  54. Volume II: Volume II, No. 54: Chromatics
  55. Volume II: Volume II, No. 55: Triplets in Lydian Mode
  56. Volume II: Volume II, No. 56: Melody in Tenths
  57. Volume II: Volume II, No. 57: Accents
  58. Volume II: Volume II, No. 58: In Oriental Style
  59. Volume II: Volume II, No. 59: Major and Minor
  60. Volume II: Volume II, No. 60: Canon with Sustained Notes
  61. Volume II: Volume II, No. 61: Pentatonic Melody
  62. Volume II: Volume II, No. 62: Minor Sixths in Parallel Motion
  63. Volume II: Volume II, No. 63: Buzzing
  64. Volume II: Volume II, No. 64: Line against Point
  65. Volume II: Volume II, No. 65: Dialogue (with voice)
  66. Volume II: Volume II, No. 66: Melody Divided
  67. Volume III: Volume III, No. 67: Thirds Against a Single Voice
  68. Volume III: Volume III, No. 68: Hungarian Dance
  69. Volume III: Volume III, No. 69: Study in Chords
  70. Volume III: Volume III, No. 70: Melody Against Double Notes
  71. Volume III: Volume III, No. 71: Thirds
  72. Volume III: Volume III, No. 72: Dragons' Dance
  73. Volume III: Volume III, No. 73: Sixths and Triads (Comodo)
  74. Volume III: Volume III, No. 74: Hungarian Matchmaking Song
  75. Volume III: Volume III, No. 75: Triplets
  76. Volume III: Volume III, No. 76: In Three Parts
  77. Volume III: Volume III, No. 77: Little Study
  78. Volume III: Volume III, No. 78: Five-tone Scale
  79. Volume III: Volume III, No. 79: Hommage à Johann Sebastian Bach
  80. Volume III: Volume III, No. 80: Hommage à Robert Schumann
  81. Volume III: Volume III, No. 81: Wandering
  82. Volume III: Volume III, No. 82: Scherzo (Allegretto scherzando)
  83. Volume III: Volume III, No. 83: Melody with Interruptions
  84. Volume III: Volume III, No. 84: Merriment
  85. Volume III: Volume III, No. 85: Broken Chords
  86. Volume III: Volume III, No. 86: Two Major Pentachords
  87. Volume III: Volume III, No. 87: Variations (Allegro moderato)
  88. Volume III: Volume III, No. 88: Duet for Pipes
  89. Volume III: Volume III, No. 89: In Four Parts (1)
  90. Volume III: Volume III, No. 90: In Russian Style
  91. Volume III: Volume III, No. 91: Chromatic Invention (1)
  92. Volume III: Volume III, No. 92: Chromatic Invention (2)
  93. Volume III: Volume III, No. 93: In Four Parts (2)
  94. Volume III: Volume III, No. 94: Once Upon a Time...
  95. Volume III: Volume III, No. 95: Fox Song
  96. Volume III: Volume III, No. 96: Jolts
  97. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 97: Notturno
  98. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 98: Thumbs Under
  99. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 99: Hands Crossing
  100. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 100: In the Style of a Folk Song (Andante)
  101. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 101: Diminished Fifth
  102. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 102: Harmonics
  103. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 103: Minor and Major
  104. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 104: Wandering through the Keys (versions A & B)
  105. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 105: Game (with two five-tone scales)
  106. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 106: Children's Song
  107. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 107: Melody in the Mist
  108. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 108: Wrestling
  109. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 109: From the Island of Bali
  110. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 110: And the Sounds Clash and Clang
  111. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 111: Intermezzo
  112. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 112: Variations on a Folk Tune
  113. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 113: Bulgarian Rhythm (Allegro molto)
  114. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 114: Theme and Inversion
  115. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 115: Bulgarian Rhythm (Vivace)
  116. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 116: Melody (Tempo di Marcia)
  117. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 117: Bourrée
  118. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 118: Triplets in 9/8 Time
  119. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 119: Dance in 3/4 Time
  120. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 120: Fifth Chords (Allegro)
  121. Volume IV: Volume IV, No. 121: Two-Part Study
  122. Volume V: Volume V, No. 122: Chords Together and Opposed (Moltovivace)
  123. Volume V: Volume V, No. 123: Staccato and Legato
  124. Volume V: Volume V, No. 124: Staccato
  125. Volume V: Volume V, No. 125: Boating
  126. Volume V: Volume V, No. 126: Change of Time (Allegro pesante)
  127. Volume V: Volume V, No. 127: New Hungarian Folk Song
  128. Volume V: Volume V, No. 128: Peasant Dance (Moderato)
  129. Volume V: Volume V, No. 129: Alternating Thirds (Allegro molto)
  130. Volume V: Volume V, No. 130: Village Joke (Moderato)
  131. Volume V: Volume V, No. 131: Fourths: (Allegro non troppo)
  132. Volume V: Volume V, No. 132: Major Seconds Broken and Together
  133. Volume V: Volume V, No. 133: Syncopation (Allegro)
  134. Volume V: Volume V, No. 134: Studies in Double Notes (versions A, B & C)
  135. Volume V: Volume V, No. 135: Perpetuum mobile (Allegro molto)
  136. Volume V: Volume V, No. 136: Whole-Tone Scales
  137. Volume V: Volume V, No. 137: Unison
  138. Volume V: Volume V, No. 138: Bagpipe (Allegretto)
  139. Volume V: Volume V, No. 139: Merry Andrew
  140. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 148: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 1
  141. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 149: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 2
  142. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 150: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 3
  143. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 151: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 4
  144. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 152: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 5
  145. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 153: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 6
  146. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 140: Free Variations (Allegro molto)
  147. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 141: Subject and Reflection
  148. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 142: From the Diary of a Fly
  149. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 143: Divided Arpeggios
  150. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 144: Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths (Moltoadagio mesto)
  151. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 145: Chromatic Invention
  152. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 146: Ostinato (Vivacissimo)
  153. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 147: March (Allegro)
  154. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 148: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 1
  155. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 149: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 2
  156. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 150: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 3
  157. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 151: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 4
  158. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 152: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 5
  159. Volume VI: Volume VI, No. 153: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 6

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