🇭🇺Bartók Béla Viktor János ： For Children Revised Edition Vol.2 No.29 Canon BB 53 Sz 42

No. 29 from Volume 2 of Bartók’s revised For Children explores the flow of melodies passed between several voices through the contrapuntal writing of a canon. As the following voice imitates the preceding one, overlapping statements of the same material create a sense of dialogue and tension within this brief piece. A key point is to balance the voices while making each entrance of the subject clear. In practice, study the melodic lines hands separately, then preserve their independence while choosing dynamics and pedaling that keep the overlapping parts from becoming blurred. Maintaining the flow of the phrases and a natural pulse, rather than playing mechanically, brings the structure of the canon into sharper focus.