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“Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means.”

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Bela Bartok
Bela Bartok

Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist, a major figure in 20th-century music. His works are renowned for incorporating folk music elements and innovative techniques. Bartók's compositions are complex and profound, credited with expanding the harmonic language of Western music. more

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