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Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Concerto for Orchestra (Mvt. 2)

Instrumentation: flutes (2), oboes (2), clarinets (2), bassoons (3), French horns (4), trumpets (2), trombones (2), tuba, timpani, side drum, harps (2), strings

Form: A B A'

CD 3, Tracks 33-39, Duration 6:05

A
33) Solo snare drum (snares off).
:11 Two bassoons accompanied by pizzicato strings.

34) Two oboes in high register accompanied by strings (pizzicato).
:22 Low strings (pizzicato) with sustained tones in oboes.

35) Two clarinets.
:17 Low strings with accented notes.

36) Two flutes in high register.
:33 Low strings (pizzicato) with sustained tones in flutes.

37) Two muted trumpets with muted string tremelos in the background.
:43 Snare drum (snares off).

B
38) Brasses, hymnlike legato melody. Snare drum accompanies.
:34 French horns conclude hymnlike melody and sustain chord.
:51 Oboe, flute, and clarinet lead to

A'
39) Two bassoons, opening melody, third bassoon (staccato) in background.
:22 Two oboes in higher register with strings and clarinets in the background.
:42 Low strings (pizzicato) while oboes sustain tones.
:46 Two clarinets with flutes and strings in background.
1:03 Low strings with accented notes.
1:05 Two flutes in higher register with woodwinds and strings in background.
1:24 Low strings (pizzicato) while flutes sustain tones.
1:28 Two muted trumpets. Harp glissandos and muted string tremolos in background.
2:02 Woodwinds with repeated chord; solo snare drum.

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