Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76 (Bartók)
Movements
i Bot tánc / Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance), ii Brâul (Sash Dance), iii Topogó / Pe loc (In One Spot), iv Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum), v Román polka / Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka), vi Aprózó / Mărunțel (Fast Dance)
Notes
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 is a suite of six short piano pieces composed by Béla Bartók in 1915. He later orchestrated it for small ensemble in 1917 as Sz. 68, BB 76.
It is based on seven Romanian tunes from Transylvania, originally played on fiddle or shepherd’s flute. Its title was originally Romanian Folk Dances from Hungary but was later changed by Bartók when Transylvania became part of Romania in 1920. It is nowadays available in the 1971 edition which is written with key signatures although Bartók rarely used key signatures.
