The String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102, BB 110 by Béla Bartók was written between 6 August and 6 September 1934. It is one of six string quartets by Bartok.
Additionally, the first movement, which is in a sort of sonata form, is itself arch-like, in that each section of exposition is given in reverse order during the recapitulation – the melodies of each section are also inverted (played upside-down). Bartók himself pointed out that the keys used in the movement ascend in the steps of the whole tone scale: the exposition is in B♭, C and D; the development is in E; and the recapitulation is in F♯, A♭ and B♭.[citation needed]
The three middle movements are all in ternary form, of which the third is in the unevenly-divided aksaktime signatures typical of Bulgarian folk music: 4+2+3 8 for the main scherzo, and 3+2+2+3 8 in the trio.[1] The last movement is again arch-like: Bartók described it as being in the form ABCB′A′ with a coda to round things off.
The two slow movements, the second Adagio molto and the fourth Andante are great examples of Bartók's night music style: eerie dissonances, imitations of natural sounds, and lonely melodies.
Antokoletz, Elliott. The Music of Béla Bartók: A Study of Tonality and Progression in Twentieth-Century Music. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.
Chapman, Roger E. "The Fifth Quartet of Béla Bartók", Music Review (1951).
string, quartet, bartók, string, quartet, béla, bartók, written, between, august, september, 1934, string, quartets, bartok, string, quartetno, béla, bartókthe, composer, 1927cataloguesz, 110composed1934, 1934, dedicationelizabeth, sprague, coolidgeperformed9,. The String Quartet No 5 Sz 102 BB 110 by Bela Bartok was written between 6 August and 6 September 1934 It is one of six string quartets by Bartok String QuartetNo 5by Bela BartokThe composer in 1927CatalogueSz 102 BB 110Composed1934 1934 DedicationElizabeth Sprague CoolidgePerformed9 April 1935 1935 04 09 Washington D C Published1936 1936 MovementsfiveThe work is in five movements AllegroAdagio moltoScherzo alla bulgareseAndanteFinale Allegro vivace Like the String Quartet No 4 and several other works by Bartok the piece is in an arch form Additionally the first movement which is in a sort of sonata form is itself arch like in that each section of exposition is given in reverse order during the recapitulation the melodies of each section are also inverted played upside down Bartok himself pointed out that the keys used in the movement ascend in the steps of the whole tone scale the exposition is in B C and D the development is in E and the recapitulation is in F A and B citation needed The three middle movements are all in ternary form of which the third is in the unevenly divided aksak time signatures typical of Bulgarian folk music 4 2 38 for the main scherzo and 3 2 2 38 in the trio 1 The last movement is again arch like Bartok described it as being in the form ABCB A with a coda to round things off The two slow movements the second Adagio molto and the fourth Andante are great examples of Bartok s night music style eerie dissonances imitations of natural sounds and lonely melodies The work was commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and is dedicated to her It was premiered by the Kolisch Quartet in Washington D C on 8 April 1935 and first published in 1936 by Universal Edition Contents 1 Discography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksDiscography editYear Performers Label 1950 Juilliard String Quartet Sony Classical 19439831102 1963 Juilliard String Quartet Sony Classical 5062312 2 References edit Walsh S 1982 p 66 Bartok Chamber Music London BBC Juillard String Quartet Bartok The Complete String Quartets 2002 CD retrieved 2022 09 17Further reading editAntokoletz Elliott The Music of Bela Bartok A Study of Tonality and Progression in Twentieth Century Music Berkeley University of California Press 1984 Chapman Roger E The Fifth Quartet of Bela Bartok Music Review 1951 Lendvai Erno 1979 1971 Bela Bartok An Analysis of his Music introd by Alan Bush London Kahn amp Averill ISBN 0 900707 04 6 OCLC 240301 External links editString Quartet No 5 Sz 102 Bartok Bela Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Portal nbsp Classical Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title String Quartet No 5 Bartok amp oldid 1158449766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
