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Recomposing Bartok's Mikrokosmos no. 67
Objective: on thirds and sound
Step 1: an easy and universal melodic frame with the third, fifth and first tone as stable tones
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Step 2: melody in a binary form, 8 + 8 bars, meter 4/4
Section A
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Section B
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Step 3: two-part section A, consonant intervals, contrary motion
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Step 4: neighbour and passing tones embellish the upper voice
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Step 5: neighbour and passing tones embellish the lower voice
relation to upper voice: call and response (function: variety and continuity)
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Step 6: more embellishing the lower voice, more directional motion
relation to upper voice: complementary rhythm (function: continuity)
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Step 7: thirds in upper voice for more sound
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Step 8: two part section B, consonant intervals, contrary motion
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Step 9: two part section B, neighbour and passing tones embellis upper and lower voice
relation between voices: call and response, complementary rhythm
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Step 10: thirds for more sound, however - for the sake of variety - now in the lower voice (cf. step 7)!
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Step 11: section A and B connected
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Step 12: finishing touch
lower voice: adding passing tone in bar 8 (function: continuity)
upper voice: replacing third interval bar 7 and 8 by the dissonant second (function: expectation)
second solves to a third in bar 9
third GB replaced by prime B (bar 1 and 6)
general: adding phrasing, tempo, accents and dynamics
Andante
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About the author:
Reinier Maliepaard, psychologist, software engineer, organist and teacher at the ArtEZ Conservatorium Netherlands (music theory and music history).
Maliepaard maintains several internetsites as www.bestmusicteacher.com en www.artezmusictools.nl.
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