Bartók Béla Viktor János ： Mikrokosmos Vol.1 No.25 Imitation and Inversion 2 BB 105 Sz 107

Bartók’s No. 25 from Volume 1 of Mikrokosmos is an educational work focused on the contrapuntal techniques of imitation and inversion. Short musical ideas are passed between the voices and move forward in altered forms, making it important to hear each part clearly and understand its relationship with the others. Although its structure is concise, the work is engaging in the way the same material appears in different forms. In performance, do more than simply align the notes: be aware of each entrance of the imitation and carefully bring out the changes created by the inversion. Balance the hands and maintain the flow while expressing an intelligent musical dialogue.