Contents 
On the Complete Critical Edition
Abbreviations and Bibliographical References
Introduction
Piano Compositions of the War Years
Arrangements of Hungarian Folk Music
Hungarian Peasant Songs (1914)
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (1918)
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes (1914–1918, rev. 1941)
Arrangements of Romanian Folk Music
The Romanian Draft Complex
Romanian Christmas Songs (1915)
Romanian Folk Dances (1915)
Sonatina (1915)
Works with Opus Number
Suite, op. 14 (1916)
Studies, op. 18 (1918)
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 (1920)
The Present Edition
Acknowledgements
Notation and Performance
General Remarks
Bartók’s Notation
The Composer’s Recordings
Tempo, Metronome Markings, and Duration
Articulation and Touch
Accent Signs
Appoggiaturas, Ornaments
Separation Marks
Pedal Markings
Fingering
Remarks on Individual Works
Romanian Christmas Songs
Romanian Folk Dances
Sonatina
Suite, op. 14
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes
Studies, op. 18
Improvisations on Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20
Romanian Christmas Songs (BB 67)
Series I
Series II
Romanian Folk Dances (BB 68)
- Stick Dance
- Belt Dance
- Stamping Dance
- Dance of Bucium
- Romanian Polka
- Quick Dance
Sonatina (BB 69)
- (Bagpipers)
- (Bear Dance)
- (Finale)
Suite, op. 14 (BB 70)
- Allegretto
- Scherzo
- Allegro molto
- Sostenuto
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (BB 79)
Four Old Sorrowful Songs
Scherzo
Ballade (tema con variazioni)
Old Dance Tunes
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes (BB 80b)
- Andante tranquillo, rubato
- Allegro non troppo, un poco rubato
- Maestoso
Studies, op. 18 (BB 81)
- Allegro molto
- Andante sostenuto
- Rubato; Tempo giusto, capriccioso
Improvisations on Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 (BB 83)
- Molto moderato
- Molto capriccioso
- Lento, rubato
- Allegretto scherzando
- Allegro molto
- Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
- Sostenuto, rubato
- Allegro
Appendix I
Suite, op. 14, discarded second movement
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, original nos. 1, 5, and 6
Appendix II
Romanian Christmas Songs
Romanian Folk Dances
Sonatina
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes
Improvisations on Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20
CRITICAL COMMENTARY
Prefatory Remarks
Folk Music Sources
Sound Recordings
Manuscript Sources and Collections
Published Collections
Folk Music Sources of the Individual Works
Compositional Sources
Symbols and Sigla
Types of Music Paper
Description of Sources
Romanian Christmas Songs (BB 67)
Romanian Folk Dances (BB 68)
Sonatina (BB 69)
Suite, op. 14 (BB 70)
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (BB 79)
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes (BB 80b) and “Leszállott a páva” (BB 80a)
Studies, op. 18 (BB 81)
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 (BB 83)
Critical Notes
Romanian Christmas Songs (BB 67)
Romanian Folk Dances (BB 68)
Sonatina (BB 69)
Suite, op. 14 (BB 70)
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (BB 79)
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes (BB 80b)
Studies, op. 18 (BB 81)
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 (BB 83)
Appendix I
Suite, op. 14, discarded second movement
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, original nos. 1, 5, and 6