Romanian Folk Dances

Bb Clarinet 1 | Bb Clarinet 2 | Bb Clarinet 3 (doubling Eb Clarinet) | Bb Clarinet 4 | Bb Clarinet 5 | Eb Alto Clarinet (or Bb Clarinet or Basset horn) | Bb Bass Clarinet | Eb Contraalto Clarinet (or Bb Contrabass Clarinet or String Bass)

Bartok is a leading Hungarian composer of the 20th century. He collected various folk themes from the Magyar region, using them as a basis for his own unique method of composition. His works reflect the troubling and unstable time of the early-mid 20th century. Bartok himself seemed to think the most important thing in folk songs was the melody, and that the accompaniment should be a "jeweled pedestal".



This arrangement was essentially arranged for a clarinet octet [5 Bb clar. (one Eb clar. doubled), alto clar., bass clar., contra-alto clar.]. As an option, alternate parts for alto clarinet are provided so that it can be played on the basset horn or Bb clarinet, and the contra-alto clarinet can be played on the contrabass clarinet or contrabass. (Satoshi Kobayashi)

ENMS-84004