This research guide is an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources and catalogue of Bartok's compositions. Since the publication of the second edition, a wealth of information has been proliferating in the field of Bartok research. The third edition of this research guide provides an update in this field and represents the multidisciplinary research areas in the growing Bartok literature.
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
History of Bartok's Musical Development: An Introduction
1. Basic Sources of Bartok's Style
2. Early Germanic Musical Influences from 1897 to 1902
3. Influence of Liszt, the Magyar Nota, and First Contact with Authentic Hungarian Folk Music (1902-1905)
4. Bartok's First Folk-Music Investigations, His Discovery of Debussy, and Early Compositional Results (1905 through World War I)
5. Expanded Folk-Music Investigations and First Mature Compositions
6. Toward Synthesis of Divergent Art- and Folk-Music Sources
7. End of World War I to Mid-1920s
8. Final Period (1926-1945)
9. Last Years in the United States (1940-1945)
I. Published Compositions According to Genre: With Publishers, Archives, Collections, and Catalogues
Catalogue of Compositions
1. Piano Solo
2. Chamber Music
3. Solo Instruments and Orchestra
4. Full or Small Orchestra
5. Solo Voice and Piano
6. Chorus, A Cappella and with Piano
7. Voice and Orchestra
8. Chorus and Orchestra
9. Stage Works
10. Bartok's Editions and Transcriptions of Keyboard Works by Other Composers
II. Primary Sources: Bartok's Writings and Other Documents
1. Articles by Bartok
2. Essays in Collected Editions
3. Letters in Collected Editions
4. Letters Published Individually in Other Works
5. Documents, Pictures, Letters, and Essays in Collected Editions
6. Folk Music Collections
7. Facsimiles, Reprints, and Revisions of the Music
III. Biographical and Historical Studies
1. General Studies of Bartok's Life and Music, His Background, Time, and Forebears
2. Discussions of Specific Biographical Events, Aspects, and Details
3. Specialized Studies of Bartok's Career and Work as Ethnomusicologist
4. Specialized Discussions of Bartok's Personality, Philosophical Views, Political Attitudes, and/or Philosophy of Composition
5. Discussions Dealing with the State of Bartok Research or Performance
IV. Studies of Bartok's Musical Compositions
1. Analytical and Theoretical Studies of Bartok's Works
2. Studies of Bartok's Style and Aesthetics
3. Folk-Music Influences on Bartok's Compositions
4. Art-Music Influences on Bartok's Compositions
5. Bartok's Influences on Others
6. Studies of Bartok's Compositional Process (Sketches, Manuscript Drafts, Editions, Versions, His Own Recordings) and/or History of the Works
7. Bartok's Orientation Toward Pedagogy and/or Performance Interpretation
V. Discussions of Institutional Sources for Bartok Research
and Essays in Collected Volumes
1. Archives, Special Libraries, Societies, Organizations, and Institutes Devoted to Bartok
2. Bibliographies, Discographies, and Catalogues
3. Conferences, Festivals, Journals, Newsletters, and Special Issues Devoted or Relevant to Bartok
4. Computerized Data Bases for Analysis and Research
5. Bartok Websites
Author-Title Index
Index of Bartok's Compositions, Keyboard Editions, and Transcriptions
Index of Proper Names
Subject Index