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List of cited compositions by Béla
Bartók
BB no. Title Date of composition
31 Kossuth, for orchestra 1903
36a Rhapsody, Op. 1, for piano solo 1904
35 Scherzo, Op. 2, for piano and orchestra 1904
42 Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano 1906
47 Eight Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano 1907 & 1917
45b Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, for piano 1907
50 Fourteen Bagatelles, Op. 6, for piano 1908
51 Ten Easy Pieces, for piano 1908
53 For Children, for piano 1908-1910
54 Seven Sketches, Op. 9b, for piano 1908-1910
67 Romanian Christmas Songs, for piano 1915
68 Romanian Folk Dances, for piano 1915
81 The Three Studies, Op 18, for piano 1920
83 Improvisations on Hungarian peasant songs,
for piano, Op. 20 1920
84 Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1, Op. 21 1921
85 Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 1922
87a Village Scenes for Voice and Piano 1924
95 String Quartet, no. 4 1928
98 Twenty Folksongs, for Voice and Piano 1929
105 Mikrokosmos, 153 pieces for piano 1926-1939
100 Cantata Profana, for tenor, baritone, double chorus
and orchestra 1930