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Dance Suite: Full Orchestra, Full Score

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Dance Suite: Full Orchestra, Full Score

Dance Suite: Full Orchestra, Full Score

By Bela Bartok, ed. R. Mark Rogers

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Dance Suite, completed at Radvány (northern Hungary) in August 1923, was composed for a festival concert held on November 19, 1923 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the two cities of Buda and Pest merged into one capitol: Budapest. Dance Suite combines five different types of dance rhythms (original themes), each followed by a Ritornello (an interlude which remains unchanged) and a Finale into one symphonic unit. This completely reengraved version by Mark Rogers has been meticulously edited, including clarinet and trumpet parts in all commonly found keys, and is the first major edition of this masterpiece since its initial publication. Instrumentation: 2(dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dBcl).2: 4.2.2.1: Timp.Perc(5).Pno.Clst(dPno 4H secundo).Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

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Series: Kalmus Masterworks Library
Publisher: Keiser Productions, Inc.
ISBN10: 1-63-887075-6
ISBN13: 978-1-63-887075-3
UPC: 753625251219
SKU: 36-A927801
Instrumentation: 2(dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dBcl).2: 4.2.2.1: Timp.Perc(5).Pno.Clst(dPno 4H secundo).Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)

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About the Creator: Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók (1881, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist whose dual career as a concert artist and musical ethnographer shaped everything he wrote. He spent decades traveling Eastern Europe collecting folk songs, then synthesized those authentic rhythmic and melodic discoveries into concert works that sound both rooted in tradition and startlingly modern.

Bartók's approach to orchestration was meticulous and innovative. He treated the orchestra as a laboratory for color and texture, writing with a clarity that demands precision from every player while creating sounds that seem to emerge from the landscape itself. His influence on 20th-century music is immeasurable, both in how he expanded harmonic language and in how he honored folk music as a serious compositional resource.

Why we love this

This completely reengraved edition by Mark Rogers gives you access to one of the 20th century's most brilliant orchestral works in a meticulously prepared score. The clarinet and trumpet parts in all commonly found keys remove transposition headaches during rehearsal, and this is the first major edition since the original publication, making it the most practical version for serious orchestras.

What to expect

Dance Suite pulses with Hungarian rhythmic vitality and modernist orchestral color. The contrasting dance rhythms keep the ear engaged, while the recurring Ritornello creates a sense of architectural coherence that feels both witty and inevitable.

Who it's for

Advanced orchestras and festival orchestras that want to program a 20th-century masterwork with pedagogical depth and cultural significance. High school and college orchestras capable of handling the coloristic demands and rhythmic sophistication will find this rewarding.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the five dance sections so each rhythmic character emerges clearly; the Ritornello functions as an organizing spine, so let it anchor transitions between dances.
  • Engage the five percussionists early in rehearsal to establish their cues and coordinate the changing textures across the work.
  • Take advantage of the piano and celesta doubling (with 4-hand secundo option) to color the harmonic foundation without muddying the orchestral texture.

How to use it

This work functions well as a concert centerpiece, particularly at festival performances where you want to showcase orchestral maturity and cultural awareness. Its original purpose (commemorating Budapest's formation) makes it ideal for special occasions or concerts celebrating musical tradition and innovation together.

Skills your students will build

  • Executing shifting rhythmic patterns and dance meters across multiple sections
  • Balancing diverse orchestral timbres in a coloristically complex score
  • Maintaining ensemble cohesion through recurring structural elements (Ritornello)
  • Sight-reading in transposed keys for clarinet and trumpet parts
  • Coordinating complex percussion parts with sustained orchestral textures

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