Vlivy folklorismu v klavírním cyklu Bély Bartóka Rumunské vánoční koledy, Sz. 57
Influences of folklorism in Béla Bartók's piano cycle Romanian Christmas carols, Sz. 57

Author(s): Radka Hladilová
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Music, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Art
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Art music of the 20th century; Béla Bartók; compositional styles; folklorism; folk music; piano cycles; Romanian Christmas Carols;
Summary/Abstract: Art music of the 20th century is an important period of music history. One of the directions, which penetrated into composers´ way of composing, was folklorism. This paper generally deals with Béla Bartók´s folkloristic activities and introduces his piano cycle Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz. 57. The aim of this paper is also to highlight some elements that penetrated from folk music into Bartók´s compositional style and show them on specific examples within the selection of the above mentioned piano cycle.

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