Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
331
Language
English
Published
Jul 1, 2004
Publisher
BOOSEY
ISBN-10
0964196123
ISBN-13
9780964196124
Description
The younger son's account of the composer, Béla Bartók, as a family man whose profession happened to be to write music. The origin of details of several works are described. The appendix contains the surviving letters written by the father to the son, including those that can be viewed as a chronological account of the last one and a half years of his life. 24 x 18 cm., 331 pages; includes 78 b/w and 2 color photographs, 3 drawings and 14 music examples.