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Title of the work

Dances of Transylvania, BB 102b

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Erdélyi táncok, BB 102b
Foreign language / English title
Dances of Transylvania, BB 102b
Subtitle
For orchestra
Year of composition
1931
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (trg.) - arpa (ad lib. pf.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
1. Dudások / Pipers
2. Medvetánc / Bear Dance
3. Finale
Premiere information
25 January 1932, Budapest; Budapest Concert Orchestra [Budapesti Hangversenyzenekar], Massimo Freccia (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Rózsavölgyi © 1932, 5440

Editio Musica Budapest © 1955, Z. 1021
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Arranged from BB 69
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet); Hungarian Peasant Songs; Roumanian Folk Dances Philips
Decca