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BartokOrchestralConcerto.pdf
Listening Guide 69 CD: CHR/STD 7/27–33, SH 4/3–9
Bartók: Interrupted Intermezzo, from Concerto for Orchestra (4:20)
DATE OF WORK: 1943
GENRE: Orchestral concerto
MOVEMENTS: 1. Introduction, Allegro non troppo/Allegro vivace; sonata-allegro form 2. Game of Pairs, Allegretto scherzando; A-B-A� form 3. Elegia, Andante non troppo; in 3 episodes 4. Interrupted Intermezzo, Allegretto; rondo-like form 5. Pesante/Presto; sonata-allegro form
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: 3 contrasting themes (1st is folklike and pentatonic; 2nd is broad and lyrical; 3rd interrupts with portrayal of a Nazi invasion that erupts in violence).
Shifting meters and irregular rhythms. Polytonal and atonal harmonies. Rondo-like form, with recurrences of opening folk tune (A-B-A�-C-B�-A�). Sentimental mood representing composer’s love for his homeland.
FOURTH MOVEMENT: Interrupted Intermezzo, Allegretto; rondo-like form, shifting meter (2/4, 5/8, 3/4, 5/8)
0:00 Dramatic 4-note introduction, unison in strings.
0:05 A section—plaintive, folklike tune, played by oboe in changing meter with asymmetrical rhythms:
Theme heard in flute and clarinets; dialogue continues in woodwinds and French horn.
1:00 B section—sweeping lyrical melody in violas, in shifting meter:
Violins take up lyrical theme an octave higher, with countermelody in violas; marked “calmo” (calm).
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1:44 A� section—dissonant woodwinds lead to varied statement of opening theme; more chromatic.
2:04 C section—tempo picks up; clarinet introduces new theme (from Shostakovich symphony):
2:17 Dissonant punctuations in brass and woodwinds.
2:31 Theme parodied in violins.
2:44 Theme of C section introduced by tubas with theme in its original form, then heard in inversion in strings:
2:57 B� section—flowing B section theme returns in muted strings.
3:31 A� section—woodwinds with fragments of open theme; flute cadenza; leads into gentle closing.
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Listening Guide 69 (Continued)
