The present pieces are arrangements of titles from the 44 Duos for 2 Violins composed by Béla Bartók in 1931 as practice pieces, but which have since become established in the concert repertoire. Bartók uses songs and dances from Eastern European countries in them.
In 2016 Andreas Wiebecke-Gottstein arranged 12 of the duos for violin and double bass and for violoncello and double bass. (These are also available from PRObass Musikverlag.) Based on the arrangement for violin and double bass is this extended arrangement for nyckelharpa, double bass and guitar, which can of course also be played with other instrument combinations.
In these arrangements, all pieces are underpinned with chords. This creates an extended harmony in many pieces, especially in those in which Bartók uses two keys simultaneously, which is strongly reminiscent of the harmony of jazz. Sections are sometimes repeated, sometimes with an exchange of voices. But there is always an improvisation section built in, based on the underlying chord progressions of the respective piece.
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