9. Choral Works

Contents

On the Complete Critical Edition

Abbreviations and Bibliographical References

Introduction

An Early Composition: Evening for Men’s Voices (1903)

Choral Works Based on Folk Songs, 1909–1932

Two Romanian Folk Songs (1909?)
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs for Men’s Voices (1910, rev. 1926)
Four Slovak Folk Songs for Mixed Voices and Piano Accompaniment (1916)
Slovak Folk Songs for Four-Part Men’s Chorus (1917)
Hungarian Folk Songs for Mixed Voices (1930)
Székely Folk Songs for Men’s Voices (1932)

Choral Works Based on Folk Texts, 1935

Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses for Children’s and Women’s Voices (1935)
From Olden Times for Men’s Voices (1935)

Translations and Reception

The Present Edition

Acknowledgements

Notation and Performance

General Remarks

Types of Choruses
Measure Numbers and Rehearsal Marks
Tempo, Metronome Markings, and Duration
Key Signatures, Accidentals, and Time Signatures
Rhythm and Phrasing
Accent Marks and Articulation
Dynamics and Performance Instructions
Glissando

Remarks on Individual Works

Evening
Two Romanian Folk Songs
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs
Four Slovak Folk Songs
Slovak Folk Songs
Hungarian Folk Songs
Székely Folk Songs
Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses
From Olden Times


Evening for men’s voices (BB 30)

Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs for men’s voices (BB 60)

Four Slovak Folk Songs for mixed voices and piano accompaniment (BB 77)

Slovak Folk Songs for four-part men’s chorus (BB 78)

Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (BB 99). Original version with Hungarian words

  1. A rab
  2. A bujdosó
  3. Az eladó lány
  4. Dal

Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (BB 99). Published version with English and German words

  1. The Prisoner / Der Gefangene
  2. The Rover / Heimatlos
  3. The Girl who would like to Marry / Mutter, einen Mann!
  4. Love Song / Liebeslied

Székely Folk Songs for men’s voices (BB 106)

Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses for children’s and women’s voices (BB 111a)

Volume I

  1. Tavasz
  2. Ne hagyj itt!
  3. Jószág-igéző

Volume II

  1. Levél az otthoniakhoz
  2. Játék
  3. Leánynéző
  4. Héjja, héjja, karahéjja!

Volume III

  1. Ne menj el!
  2. Van egy gyűrűm, karika
  3. Senkim a világon
  4. Cipósütés

Volume IV

  1. Huszárnóta
  2. Resteknek nótája
  3. Bolyongás
  4. Lánycsúfoló

Volume I

  1. Legénycsúfoló
  2. Mihálynapi köszöntő
  3. Leánykérő

Volume VI

  1. Keserves
  2. Madárda
  3. Csujogató

Volume VII

  1. Bánat
  2. Ne láttalak volna!
  3. Elment a madárka

Volume VIII

  1. Párnás táncdal
  2. Kánon
  3. Isten veled!

From Olden Times. Three Choruses for Men’s Voices (BB 112)

  1. Parlando
  2. Allegro scherzando
  3. Molto tranquillo

Appendix I

Two Romanian Folk Songs (BB 57)

Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs for men’s voices (BB 60). Early version

Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Transylvania for men’s voices. Simplified version of movements 3–6 of Székely Folk Songs with German words

Four Choruses for Female Voices from Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses with English words

Seven Choruses from Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses with English words

Appendix II

Texts


CRITICAL COMMENTARY

Prefatory Remarks

Folk Music Sources

Sound Recordings

Manuscript Sources and Collections

Published Collections

Compositional Sources

Symbols and Sigla

Types of Music Paper

Description of Sources 

Evening (BB 30)

Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 60)

Four Slovak Folk Songs (BB 77)

Slovak Folk Songs (BB 78)

Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 99)

Székely Folk Songs (BB 106)

Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses (BB 111a)

From Olden Times (BB 112)

Two Romanian Folk Songs (BB 57)

Critical Notes 

Evening (BB 30)

Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 60), revised version

Four Slovak Folk Songs (BB 77)

Slovak Folk Songs (BB 78)

Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 99), original version with Hungarian words

Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 99), published version with English and German words

Székely Folk Songs (BB 106)

Twenty-Seven Two- and Three-Part Choruses (BB 111a)

From Olden Times (BB 112)

Appendix I

Two Romanian Folk Songs (BB 57)
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 60), early version
Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Transylvania
Four Choruses for Female Voices
Seven Choruses