Folk Music in Bartók's Compositions – Browse – BB079-L184-03

Vocal works
- BB 34 Székely Folksong for voice and piano
  - L 1 Piros alma
- BB 42 Hungarian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 2 1. Elindultam szép hazámbul
  - L 3 2. Által mennék én a Tiszán ladikon
  - L 4 3a. Fehér László lovat lopott
  - L 5 3b. Fehér László lovat lopott
  - L 6 4a. A gyulai kert alatt
  - L 7 4b. A kertmegi kert alatt
  - L 8 5. Ucca, ucca, ég az ucca
  - L 9 6. Ablakomba, ablakomba
  - L 10 7. Száraz ágtól messze virít a rózsa
  - L 11 8. Végigmentem a tárkányi
  - L 12 9. Nem messze van ide kis Margitta
  - L 13 10. Szánt a babám
- BB 43 Hungarian Folksongs (2nd series) for voice and piano
  - L 14 1. Tiszán innen, Tiszán túl
  - L 240 2. Erdők, völgyek, szűk ligetek
  - L 173 3. Olvad a hó
  - L 15 4. Ha bemegyek a csárdába
  - L 56 5. Fehér László lovat lopott
  - L 16 6. Megittam a piros bort
  - L 17 7. Ez a kislány gyöngyöt fűz
  - L 18 8. Sej, mikor engem katonának visznek
  - L 19 9. Még azt mondják
  - L 45 10. Kis kece lányom
- BB 44 Two Hungarian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 20 1. Édesanyám rózsafája
  - L 305 2. Túl vagy, rózsám, túl vagy
- BB 46 Four Slovak Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 81 1. V tej bystrickej bráne
  - L 73 2. Pod lipko, nad lipko
  - L 113 3. Pohřebni píseň
  - L 21 4. Priletel pták
- BB 47 Eight Hungarian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 166 1. Fekete főd, fehér az én zsebkendőm
  - L 167 2. Istenem, Istenem, áraszd meg a vizet
  - L 168 3. Asszonyok, asszonyok, had’ legyek társatok
  - L 169 4. Annyi bánat a szívemen
  - L 170 5. Ha kimegyek arr’ a magos tetőre
  - L 171 6. Töltik a nagyerdő útját
  - L 172 7. Eddig való dolgom a tavaszi szántás
  - L 173 8. Olvad a hó, csárdás kis angyalom
- BB 57 Two Romanian Folk Songs for women's voices
  - L 155 1. Nu te supăra, mireasă
  - L 156 2. Măi bădiță, prostule
- BB 60 Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs for men's voices
  - L 115 1. Rég megmondtam, bús gerlice
  - L 116 2. Jaj istenem! kire várok
  - L 117 3. Ángyomasszony kertje, bertje
  - L 118 4. Béreslegény, jól megrakd a szekeret
- BB 65 Nine Romanian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 157 1. [Ai, Mă dusei la biseric']
  - L 158 2. Hei, Toate lumea vrea să moru
  - L 159 3. [Vai de mine, ce şi fii]
  - L 138 4. [Ciucuri verde de mătasă]
  - L 160 5. [Fă mă Doamne, ce mii face]
  - L 161 6. Până fusei la maica, măi
  - L 162 7. Frunză verde, foaie fragă
  - L 163 8. Atâtea gânduri îmi vinu
  - L 164 9. Cine n'are noroc n'are
- BB 73 Slovak Folksong for voice and piano
  - L 165 Krutí Tono vretena
- BB 77 Four Slovak Folk Songs for mixed voices and piano accompaniment
  - L 178 1. Zadala mamka
  - L 179 2. Na holi, na holi
  - L 180 3. Rada pila, rada jedla
  - L 181 4. Gajdujte, gajdence
- BB 78 Slovak Folk Songs for four-part men's chorus
  - L 174 1. Ej, posluchajte málo
  - L 175 2. Keď ja smutný pôjdem
  - L 176 3. Kamarádi moji
  - L 174 4. Ej, a keď mňa zabiju
  - L 177 5. Ked’som šiou na vojnu
- BB 87a Five Village Scenes for voice and piano
  - L 208 1. Haymaking [Pri hrabaní]
  - L 209 2. At the Bride's [Pri neveste]
  - L 210 3. Wedding [Svatba] (1)
  - L 211 3. Wedding [Svatba] (2)
  - L 212 4. Lullaby [Ukoliebavka] (1)
  - L 213 4. Lullaby [Ukoliebavka] (2)
  - L 214 5. Lad's Dance [Tanec mládencov]
- BB 87b Three Village Scenes for 4 or 8 female voices and chamber orchestra
  - L 210 1. Wedding [Svatba] (1)
  - L 211 1. Wedding [Svatba] (2)
  - L 212 2. Lullaby [Ukoliebavka] (1)
  - L 213 2. Lullaby [Ukoliebavka] (2)
  - L 214 3. Lad's Dance [Tanec mládencov]
- BB 97 Five Hungarian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 2 1. Elindultam szép hazámbul
  - L 3 2. Által mennék én a Tiszán ladikon
  - L 6 3. A gyulai kert alatt
  - L 12 4. Nem messze van ide kis Margitta
  - L 11 5. Végigmentem a tárkányi
- BB 98 Twenty Hungarian Folksongs for voice and piano
  - L 238 I. Szomorú nóták, 1. A tömlöcben
  - L 239 I. Szomorú nóták, 2. Régi keserves
  - L 240 I. Szomorú nóták, 3. Bujdosó ének
  - L 241 I. Szomorú nóták, 4. Pásztornóta
  - L 242 II. Táncdalok, 5. Székely "lassú"
  - L 243 II. Táncdalok, 6. Székely "friss"
  - L 244 II. Táncdalok, 7. Kanásztánc
  - L 245 II. Táncdalok, 8. "Hatforintos" nóta
  - L 246 III. Vegyes dalok, 9. Juhászcsúfoló
  - L 247 III. Vegyes dalok, 10. Tréfás nóta
  - L 248 III. Vegyes dalok, 11. Párosító (1)
  - L 249 III. Vegyes dalok, 12. Párosító (2)
  - L 450 III. Vegyes dalok, 13. Pár-ének
  - L 251 III. Vegyes dalok, 14. Panasz
  - L 252 III. Vegyes dalok, 15. Bordal
  - L 253 IV. Új dalok, 16. Allegro
  - L 254 IV. Új dalok, 17. Più allegro
  - L 255 IV. Új dalok, 18. Moderato
  - L 256 IV. Új dalok, 19. Allegretto
  - L 257 IV. Új dalok, 20. Allegro non troppo
- BB 99 Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices
  - L 258 1. The Prisoner
  - L 259 2. The Wanderer
  - L 260 3. Finding a Husband
  - L 261 4. Love Song (1)
  - L 262 4. Love Song (2)
- BB 106 Székely Folk Songs for men's voices
  - L 305 1. Hej, de sokszor megbántottál
  - L 306 2. Istenem, életem
  - L 307 3. Vékony cérna, kemény mag
  - L 308 4. Kilyénfalvi közeptizbe
  - L 307 5. Vékony cérna, kemény mag
  - L 309 6. Járjad pap a táncot
- BB 108 Five Hungarian Folksongs for voice and orchestra
  - L 238 1. A tömlöcben
  - L 239 2. Régi keserves
  - L 248 3. Sárga csikó, csengő rajta
  - L 251 4. Panasz
  - L 249 5. Virágéknál ég a világ
- BB 125 The Husband's Lament for voice and piano
  - L 285 Goat Song
Orchestral Works
- BB 76 Romanian Folk Dances for small orchestra
  - L 128 1. Stick Dance
  - L 129 2. Belt Dance
  - L 130 3. Stamping Dance
  - L 131 4. Dance of Bucium
  - L 132 5. Romanian Polka
  - L 133 6. Quick Dance (1)
  - L 134 6. Quick Dance (2)
- BB 94b Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and orchestra
  - L 222 Prima parte ("Lassú") (1)
  - L 223 Prima parte ("Lassú") (2)
  - L 224 Seconda parte ("Friss") (1)
  - L 225 Seconda parte ("Friss") (2)
  - L 226 Seconda parte ("Friss") (3)
  - L 227 Seconda parte ("Friss") (4)
- BB 96b Rhapsody no. 2 for violin and orchestra
  - L 228 Prima parte ("Lassú") (1)
  - L 229 Prima parte ("Lassú") (2)
  - L 230 Prima parte ("Lassú") (3)
  - L 231 Seconda parte ("Friss") (1)
  - L 232 Seconda parte ("Friss") (2)
  - L 233 Seconda parte ("Friss") (3)
  - L 234 Seconda parte ("Friss") (4)
  - L 235 Seconda parte ("Friss") (5)
  - L 236 Seconda parte ("Friss") (6)
  - L 237 Seconda parte ("Friss") (7)
- BB 102b Dances from Transylvania for orchestra
  - L 123 1. Bagpipers (1)
  - L 124 1. Bagpipers (2)
  - L 125 2. Bear Dance
  - L 126 3. Finale (1)
  - L 127 3. Finale (2)
- BB 103 Hungarian Sketches for orchestra
  - L 70 5. Ürögi kanásztánc / Swineherd's Dance
- BB 107 Hungarian Peasant Songs for orchestra
  - L 187 1. Ballad
  - L 188 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (1)
  - L 189 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (2)
  - L 190 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (3)
  - L 191 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (4)
  - L 192 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (5)
  - L 193 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (6)
  - L 195 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (7)
  - L 196 2. Hungarian Peasant Dances (8)
Chamber Works
- BB 45a From Gyergyó for recorder and piano
  - L 22 1. (Rubato)
  - L 23 2. (Poco più mosso)
  - L 24 3. Tempo di marcia
- BB 45a Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík
  - L 22 1. (Rubato)
  - L 23 2. (Poco più mosso)
  - L 24 3. Tempo di marcia
- BB 53add Hungarian Folk Tunes for violin and piano (arr. Joseph Szigeti)
  - L 56 Part I, Parlando [Fehér László lovat lopott]
  - L 46 Part I, Andante non molto [Nagyváradi kikötőbe]
  - L 70 Part I, Allegro vivace [Házasodik a tücsök]
  - L 61 Part II, Andante sostenuto [Csillagok, csillagok]
  - L 34 Part II, Allegro [Hej tulipán, tulipán]
  - L 41 Part III, Andante [Megöltek egy legényt]
  - L 66 Part III, Poco vivace [Tíz liter bennem van]
- BB 68add Romanian Folk Dances for violin and piano (arr. Zoltán Székely)
  - L 128 1. Stick Dance
  - L 129 2. Belt Dance
  - L 130 3. Stamping Dance
  - L 131 4. Dance of Bucium
  - L 132 5. Romanian Polka
  - L 133 6. Quick Dance (1)
  - L 134 6. Quick Dance (2)
- BB 94a Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and piano
  - L 222 Prima parte ("Lassú") (1)
  - L 223 Prima parte ("Lassú") (2)
  - L 224 Seconda parte ("Friss") (1)
  - L 225 Seconda parte ("Friss") (2)
  - L 226 Seconda parte ("Friss") (3)
  - L 227 Seconda parte ("Friss") (4)
- BB 94c Rhapsody no. 1 for violoncello and piano
  - L 222 Prima parte ("Lassú") (1)
  - L 223 Prima parte ("Lassú") (2)
  - L 224 Seconda parte ("Friss") (1)
  - L 225 Seconda parte ("Friss") (2)
  - L 226 Seconda parte ("Friss") (3)
  - L 227 Seconda parte ("Friss") (4)
- BB 96a Rhapsody no. 2 for violin and piano
  - L 228 Prima parte ("Lassú") (1)
  - L 229 Prima parte ("Lassú") (2)
  - L 230 Prima parte ("Lassú") (3)
  - L 231 Seconda parte ("Friss") (1)
  - L 232 Seconda parte ("Friss") (2)
  - L 233 Seconda parte ("Friss") (3)
  - L 234 Seconda parte ("Friss") (4)
  - L 235 Seconda parte ("Friss") (5)
  - L 236 Seconda parte ("Friss") (6)
  - L 237 Seconda parte ("Friss") (7)
- BB 102a Sonatina for violin and piano (arr. Endre Gertler)
  - L 123 1. Bagpipers (1)
  - L 124 1. Bagpipers (2)
  - L 125 2. Bear Dance
  - L 126 3. Finale (1)
  - L 127 3. Finale (2)
- BB 104 Forty-four Duos for two violins
  - L 263 Volume I, 1. Matchmaking Song
  - L 264 Volume I, 2. Maypole Dance
  - L 265 Volume I, 3. Menuetto
  - L 266 Volume I, 4. Summer Solstice Song
  - L 267 Volume I, 5. Slovakian Song (1)
  - L 268 Volume I, 6. Hungarian Song (1)
  - L 269 Volume I, 7. Walachian Song
  - L 270 Volume I, 8. Slovakian Song (2)
  - L 271 Volume I, 9. Play Song
  - L 272 Volume I, 10. Ruthenian Song
  - L 273 Volume I, 11. Cradle Song
  - L 274 Volume I, 12. Hay-gathering Song
  - L 275 Volume I, 13. Wedding Song
  - L 276 Volume I, 14. Pillow Dance
  - L 277 Volume II, 15. Soldiers’ Song
  - L 278 Volume II, 16. Burlesque
  - L 279 Volume II, 17. Hungarian March (1)
  - L 280 Volume II, 18. Hungarian March (2)
  - L 54 Volume II, 19. A Fairy Tale
  - L 281 Volume II, 20. Alternating Song
  - L 282 Volume II, 21. New Year’s Greeting (1)
  - L 283 Volume II, 22. Mosquito Dance
  - L 284 Volume II, 23. Farewell to the Bride
  - L 285 Volume II, 24. Jeering Song
  - L 286 Volume II, 25. Hungarian Song (2)
  - L 287 Volume III, 26. Teasing Song
  - L 288 Volume III, 27. Limping Dance
  - L 289 Volume III, 28. Sorrow
  - L 290 Volume III, 29. New Year’s Greeting (2)
  - L 291 Volume III, 30. New Year’s Greeting (3)
  - L 292 Volume III, 31. New Year’s Greeting (4)
  - L 293 Volume III, 32. Dance from Máramaro
  - L 294 Volume III, 33. Harvest Song
  - L 295 Volume III, 34. Enumerating Song
  - L 296 Volume IV, 37. Prelude and Canon
  - L 297 Volume IV, 38. Romanian Whirling Dance
  - L 298 Volume IV, 39. Serbian Dance
  - L 299 Volume IV, 40. Walachian Dance
  - L 300 Volume IV, 41. Scherzo
  - L 301 Volume IV, 42. Arabian Song
  - L 302 Volume IV, 43. Pizzicato
  - L 303 Volume IV, 44. Transylvanian Dance
- BB 109 Hungarian Folk Tunes for violin and piano (arr. with Tivadar Országh)
  - L 62 Part I, 1. Andante [Fehér fuszujkavirág]
  - L 64 Part I, 2. Allegretto [Nem messzi van ide Margitta]
  - L 45 Part I, 3. Lento, ma non troppo [Kis kece lányom]
  - L 59 Part I, 4. Allegro [Anyám, édesanyám]
  - L 44 Part II, 5. Lento, poco rubato [Nem loptam én életembe]
  - L 42 Part II, 6. Allegretto [A csanádi legények]
  - L 47 Part II, 7. Allegretto scherzando [Ha bemegyek, ha bemegyek, ha bemegyek a dobozi csárdába]
  - L 36 Part II, 8. Sostenuto [Ej görbénye, görbénye]
  - L 49 Part II, 9. Allegro robusto
Piano works
- BB 45b Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík
  - L 22 1. Rubato
  - L 23 2. L'istesso tempo
  - L 24 3. Poco vivo
- BB 50 Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6
  - L 25 4. Grave [Mikor gulyásbojtár voltam]
  - L 26 5. Vivo [Ej’ po pred naš, po pred naš]
- BB 51 Ten Easy Piano Pieces
  - L 27 6. Hungarian Folk Song
  - L 28 8. Folk Song
- BB 53 For Children
- BB 54 Seven Sketches, op. 9b
  - L 114 5. Romanian Folk Melody
- BB 66 First Term at the Piano
  - L 119 7. Népdal / Folksong
  - L 310 10. Népdal / Folksong
  - L 120 13. Hol voltál, báránykám? / Where Have You Been, My Lambkin?
  - L 121 15. Lakodalmas / Wedding Song
  - L 122 16. Paraszttánc / Peasant’s Dance
- BB 67 Romanian Christmas Songs
- BB 68 Romanian Folk Dances
- BB 69 Sonatina
- BB 79 Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs
- BB 80b Three Hungarian Folk Tunes
- BB 83 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20
- BB 92 Three Rondos on Folktunes
  - L 215 1. Andante (1)
  - L 216 1. Andante (2)
  - L 217 1. Andante (3)
  - L 218 2. Vivacissimo (1)
  - L 219 2. Vivacissimo (2)
  - L 220 3. Allegro molto (1)
  - L 221 3. Allegro molto (2)
- BB 105 Mikrokosmos
  - L 310 74. Hungarian Song
  - L 311 95. Song of the Fox
  - L 312 112. Variations on a Folk Tune
  - L 313 127. New Hungarian Folk Song
- BB 113 Petite Suite
  - L 289 1. Slow Melody
  - L 293 1bis Walachian Dance
  - L 297 2. Whirling Dance
  - L 302 3. Quasi Pizzicato
  - L 278 4. Ukrainian Song
  - L 293 5. Bagpipe

L 184

Four Old Sorrowful Songs, 3. Poco rubato [Aj, meg kell a buzának érni]

Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (1914, rev. 1918; BB 79)

Bartók composed the melody of the arrangement from several variants of the folk melody.

Possible source of the melody:

Recording:

MH_3711c

Collecting:

Nyárádköszvényes (Maros-Torda County; now: Mătrici, Romania), April 1914, Béla Bartók

Informant:

Ferenc M. Kis (55)

Performance:

voice

Ethnicity:

Hungarian

(#) Source melody published in the first edition of the work (cf. also: "The Peasant Music of Hungary" (1920), BÖI, 356, Studies, 140, BBI/4, 28.)

(1A) MS field book: M.VI, fol. 35v (1st melody)

(1A*) Text collecting notebook: VII, fol. 46r

(1B) MS master sheet, carbon copy of the orig. layer of (1D), with later revisions: MMS, MH 3711c

(1C) MS master sheet, copied by M. Ziegler, with Bartók’s later revisions: Bartók System, A-I 524b (BR 01502)

(1D) MS master sheet, with later revisions and Kodály’s remarks: Kodály System, folder no. 79, KR 08726

(1E) MNEGy/II, no. 524b

Source of the first melody line:

Recording:

MH_3727b

Collecting:

Székelyhodos (Maros-Torda County; now: Hodoșa, Romania), April 1914, Béla Bartók

Informant:

Sándor Kornya (40)

Performance:

voice

Ethnicity:

Hungarian

Remarks:

Cf. Bartók System, A-I 524f.

(2A) MS field book: M.VI, fol. 38r (3rd melody)

(2A*) Text collecting notebook: VII, fol. 53r

(2B) "La musique populaire hongroise" (1921), BÖI, 94, Essays, 62, BBI/4, 59.

(2C) EMN, no. 52

(2D) MS master sheet, carbon copy of Bartók’s orig. transcription, with his revisions: MMS, MH 3727b

(2E) MS master sheet, copied by M. Ziegler, with Bartók’s later revisions: Bartók System, A-I 524c (BR 01504)

(2F) MS master sheet, copied by Gy. Kerényi (later version): Kodály System, folder no. 79, KR 08728

(2G) MNEGy/II, no. 524c

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

Collecting:

Jobbágytelke (Maros-Torda County; now: Sâmbriaș, Romania), April 1914, Béla Bartók

Informant:

Mrs. György Balog (50)

Performance:

voice

Ethnicity:

Hungarian

(A) MS field book: M.VI, fol. 35r (4th melody)

(A*) Text collecting notebook: VII, fol. 48v

(B) MS master sheet, with Kodály’s later additions: Kodály System, folder no. 211, KR 23994

(C) MS master sheet, later version: Bartók System, C-I 164h (BR 09927)

CD_BUS-27

Zoltán Kocsis
Bartók New Series, Hungaroton Records, 2008

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