1. The Life and Music of Bela
Bartok
Tim Regan

2. Early Life
-Born March 25, 1881 in
Nagyszentmiklos,
Hungary
-Learned piano from his mother at a
young age
-Began formal studies at the Royal
Academy of Music in Budapest
-Met and befriended Zoltan Kodaly

3. Travels
-In 1908, traveled to rural
areas of Hungary to study
Magyar folk music with
Kodaly
-Recorded Magyar music and
included elements of it in his
compositions
-Later went toTurkey, North
Africa and all over Europe to
study folk music

4. Late Life
-Bartok expressed anti-fascist views in the
years beforeWWII, and was forced to
leave Hungary
-Moved to NewYork, where he struggled
financially and professionally
-In 1942, he was diagnosed with terminal leukemia
-Wrote several well-known works after the diagnosis, including Piano
-Died on September 26, 1945

5. MajorWorks
-Mikrokosmos
-Music for Strings, Percussion andCelesta
-PianoConcerto no. 3

6. • Concerto no. 3 in E Major for Piano and Orchestra. Sz 119 (BB 127): II. Adagio Religioso Vienna Radio
SymphonyOrchestra, Alexander Jenner and Milan Horvat Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra- Piano
Concertos no. 2 & 3 2009Telos
• Bartok: Mikrokosmos: 150. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm 3 TakashiYamazaki Bartok Mikrokosmos 1981
Fontec Inc.
• Music for Strings, Percussion andCelesta Sz 106: III. Adagio Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
2005 EMI Records Ltd.
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