L 113

Volume II, 39. (early version: 43.) Mourning Song

For Children (1908–1910, rev. 1943; BB 53)

Bartók’s remark in the first edition of the work: "Gerlice, Gömör county, own collection."

Recording:
MH_1069a
Collecting:
Fillér/Filier (Gömör/Gemerská County), October 1906, Béla Bartók
Informant:
girl
Performance:
voice
Ethnicity:
Slovakian

(A) MS field book: T.I, fol. 45r (melody), fol. 33r (text)

(B) MS master sheet: BSC, no. 47b

(C) SLP/I, no. 47b

(D) Bartók’s later revised transcription: BSC, 76/37A (reproduced in: SFS, 360.)

Source of the text published in the first edition of the work:

Collecting:
Gerlice/Grlica (Gömör/Gemerská County), August 1906, Béla Bartók
Informant:
girl
Performance:
voice
Ethnicity:
Slovakian

(A) MS field book: T.I, fol. 30r

(B) MS master sheet, discarded early transcription, and pasted up later transcription: BSC, no. 47a3. (C) SLP/I, no. 47a

(D) Bartók’s later revised transcription: BSC, 76/17A (reproduced in: SFS, 353.)

CD_BUS-26


Zoltán Kocsis
Bartók New Series, Hungaroton Records, 2009

Score (revised version)

Score (early version)