On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:20:53AM -0800, LarryLemer wrote:
> I can't discern any noticeable influences on the level of how he sounds to
> the ordinary educated but not expert listener. He seems to me the least
> derivative composer I've ever heard, but I am no expert on that.

A quote from the New Grove (1990 edition): "The greatest composer of his
country, he was responsible, with his friend Kodaly, for the awakening
of serious interest in Hungarian folk music."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Bartok was one of the *first*
composers to utilise folk music in his compositions. At any rate, he is
the first to introduce Hungarian folk music to the world.

But that's the unique sound to his music you hear, I think.

> --- Scott Andrew Hutchins <scottandrewh@...> wrote:
> > Kodaly worked alongside Bartok, Serly came after. Bartok was influenced
> > by Liszt and a number of others I'm not remembering off the top of my
> > head.

He also really liked Richard Strauss, btw. Apparently his hearing of
"Also sprach Zarathustra" changed his life.

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: LarryLemer
> > To: belabartokclub@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Bela BARTOK Club] Bartok Question
> >
> > Is that similar in quality too? Were they influenced by Bartok, vice
> > versa, or did they develop together? What were the greatest influences
> > on Bartok? Who were most influenced by him? I'm glad to see things
> > picking up here.
> >
> > --- Scott Andrew Hutchins <scottandrewh@...> wrote:
> > > Zoltan Kodaly and Tibor Serly.
> > >
> > > Scott Andrew Hutchins
> > > scottandrewh@...
> > >
> > > Examine The Life of Timon of Athens at Cracks in the Fourth Wall
> > > Theatre & Filmworks
> > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottandrewh


A side note: I am amazed to read that he has an unfinished symphony. Has anyone
every heard it? The New Grove says the scherzo "served as Bartok's
diploma composition." Interesting.

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