Bartók Béla Viktor János ： Mikrokosmos Vol.1 No.16 Parallel Motion and Change of Position BB 105 Sz 107

No. 16 from Volume 1 of Mikrokosmos is an educational miniature for studying parallel motion and changes of hand position. It is built around passages in which both hands move in the same direction, shaping the music while the hands shift position on the keyboard. Within its brief musical flow, the piece requires a coordinated sense of movement between the hands and accuracy in preserving the sequence of notes after each shift. In practice, first check the intervals and fingering in each part, and prepare the hand movements early. A key point in performance is to shape the dynamics and phrase groupings while maintaining a lively expression that does not become mechanical.