Echoes of Bartok Dance

Echoes of Bartok DanceCombining themes from two Bartok piano pieces from his collection "For Children", the arranger, Bela Bartok, has captured the essence of Bartok's east European style in an arrangement playable by less experienced string players. This captivating and skillful arrangement uses "Folk Dance" and "A Magic Game" from the Bartok collection, and combines the two themes at the end for a rousing conclusion.

With its very intuitive change of tempos and dynamics

a type of dance from the Baroque tradition that is felt "in two" and features frequent quarter note pickups in the melody

Joseph Clark

The pieces used in this arrangement include a minuet by Wolfgang composed in Salzburg

and 15 beats per measure

"Space Ninja"

Dozens of different verses have been added to this popular song over the years

The composer opens this work with a quiet principal theme depicting a city that is in overnight slumber

The season is winter

while the second variation provides a highly ornamented version of the tune for the first violins

A recurring motif is introduced in the cello and bass parts and is eventually passed around to every section

has captured the essence of Bartok's east-European style in an arrangement playable by less-experienced string players