🇭🇺Bartók Béla Viktor János ： Romanian Christmas Songs Book 2 No.3 Andante BB 67 Sz 57

Within the gentle pace of Andante, this miniature reveals the simple contours of a melody based on a Romanian Christmas song, together with Bartók’s characteristic economy of writing. The roles of melody and accompaniment are clearly defined, while overlapping sonorities and the divisions between phrases shape the music’s expression. Bring out the principal melody as if singing it, and keep the accompaniment subdued so that it supports the flow of the beat. By not rushing the ends of phrases and by listening carefully to rests and resonance, the performer can convey an atmosphere suggestive of quiet prayer as well as an inner sense of tension. At structural junctures, refine the tone and breathing, allowing the whole piece to unfold as one natural song; this is one of its central attractions.