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Village Scenes, BB 87a

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Falun, BB 87a
Foreign language / English title
Village Scenes, BB 87a
Subtitle
Slovakian folk songs for female voice and piano
Dedication
"to Ditta, Budapest, 1924. XII" [Mrs. Bartók: Ditta Pásztory]
Year of composition
1924
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
solo voice - pf.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Szénagyűjtéskor / Haymaking (Pri hrabani)
2. A menyasszonynál / At the Bride´s (Pri neveste)
3. Lakodalom / Wedding (Svatba)
4. Bölcsődal / Lullaby (Ukolievarka)
5. Legénytánc / Lads´ Dance (Tanec mladencov)
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian / German
Premiere information
10 January 1925, Prague; Maria Fleischrová (voice), Béla Bartók (pf.) [Nos. 3–5]

3 December 1926 (Radio broadcast)

8 December 1926 (in concert), Budapest; Mária Basilides (voice), Béla Bartók (pf.) [complete]
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1927, UE8712 [© renewed in 1954 by Boosey and Hawkes

Universal Edition © 1994, UE8712
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