title: An analysis of the genesis of motive, rhythm, and pitch in the first
 movement of the  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók.
creator: Ujj-Hilliard, Emöke
contributor: Paul, Pamela M.
contributor: Jackson, Timothy
contributor: Wodnicki, Adam
publisher: University of North Texas
date: 2004-05
language: English
description: This dissertation presents evidence that Béla Bartók created his
 masterwork, the  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937), in a very
 complex period of his life. Since it was a mature piece, Bartók utilized
 typically "Bartókian" compositional techniques and styles. His
 ethnomusicological studies were also influential factors in the creation of
 the  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. We can be witness to how different
 the first draft was to the published version; the minor and major changes are
 revealed in the draft study of the  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  's
 first movement. These changes allow today's musicians to reconstruct the
 compositional process. The first movement introduces some interesting uses of
 sonata form, to be explored in more detail in the analysis. Starting with
 linear analysis, the basic motives and rhythmic patterns are discussed and
 supported with Bartók's own explanations. The conclusion of this study has
 important ramifications for performance: it eases up the pressure on the
 performers, since problematic passages are analyzed and explained - preparing
 the players' mentally for the performance. This is music which is hard to play
 and difficult to analyze. The analysis, combining the results of both
 theoretical and musicological studies, is intended to help both analysts and
 performers understand the genesis of the piece and, for performers, to execute
 the music in the best possible manner.
subject: Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Sonatas, pianos (2), percussion.
subject: Bartók sonata
subject: piano
subject: motives
subject: rhythms
subject: percussion
subject: pitch
rights: Public
rights: Copyright
rights: Ujj-Hilliard, Emöke
rights: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights
 reserved.
type: Thesis or Dissertation
format: Text
identifier: oclc: 57203522
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4480/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc4480