Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz.57 (Bartók, Béla)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 20 pieces in 2 series
Composition Year 1915
Genre Categories Carols; Religious works; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 4 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 4 players (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

For Recorders (Papalin)

 Complete Recording
#402415 - 15.92MB - 6:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2148×⇩ - MP3 - Papalin

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Papalin (2015/12/9)

Performer Pages Papalin (recorder ensemble)
Publisher Info. Papalin
Copyright
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score (color)
#01576 - 3.81MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12790×⇩ - Aglover

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Aglover (2006/9/23)

 Complete Score (A4, 600dpi)
#990034 - 1.70MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11×⇩ - Albrights

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Albrights (2025/9/9)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918. Plate U.E. 5890.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes #01576: Includes color scan of cover, frontmatter. Table of Contents found damaged, unfortunately.

#990034: Tailored and cleaned from the latter.

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 Complete Score (reprint)
#12636 - 0.90MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7201×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/25)

 Appendix for Concert Use (A4, 600dpi; crop some of top margin)
#990035 - 0.41MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Albrights

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Albrights (2025/9/9)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918. Plate U.E. 5890.
Reprinted Allegro Barbaro and Other Short Works for Solo Piano
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1998.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes #12636: This file is from the MIT archive project.

#990035: These concert versions are found in the latter reprint as a collage, with the engravings matching the first edition in style, but without any indication of source. The first edition found above doesn’t contain them.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Series I

For Strings (Bonds)

 Complete Score
#868740 - 2.70MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 480×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2023/8/8)

 Complete Parts
#868741 - 2.89MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 265×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2023/8/8)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The parts for S.O. & S.Q. are more-or-less interchangeable
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For Strings (Jordan-Anders)

 Complete Score
#136175 - 0.17MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6846×⇩ - arranger

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arranger (2011/10/13)

Arranger Lee Jordan-Anders
Publisher. Info. Lee Jordan-Anders
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For 4 Recorders (Kemp)

 Complete Score & Parts
#754412 - 1.73MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 422×⇩ - Dadvid

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Dadvid (2021/12/28)

Arranger David Edward Kemp (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. David Edward Kemp, 2021.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Series 1 - Transcribed for Recorders - 1 Soprano 1 Alto 1 Tenor 1 GreatBass
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Bonds)

 Complete Score
#868742 - 2.29MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 200×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2023/8/8)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes The parts for S.O. & S.Q. are more-or-less interchangeable
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Kinmonth)

 Violin 1
#678619 - 0.11MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 521×⇩ - Bkinmonth

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 Violin 2
#678620 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 228×⇩ - Bkinmonth

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 Viola
#678621 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 239×⇩ - Bkinmonth

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Bkinmonth (2021/2/28)

 Cello
#678622 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 250×⇩ - Bkinmonth

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Bkinmonth (2021/2/28)

Arranger Bruce Kinmonth
Publisher. Info. Bruce Kinmonth (Heaven Publishing), 2013.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Series 1
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General Information

Work Title Romanian Christmas Carols
Alternative. Title Román kolindadallok
Name Translations Bartók: Román kolindadallamok; Chants de Noël roumains
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Bartók, Béla
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Sz.57
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IBB 37
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 20 pieces in 2 series:
Series 1
  1. Allegro (E dorian, 27 bars)
  2. Allegro (G major, 14 bars)
  3. Allegro (D minor, 30 bars)
  4. Andante (D minor, 23 bars)
  5. Allegro moderato (G minor, 24 bars)
  6. Andante (E phrygian, 16 bars)
  7. Andante (E dorian, 16 bars)
  8. Allegretto (C mixolydian, 40 bars)
  9. Allegro (C mixolydian, 24 bars)
  10. Più allegro (F major, 16 bars)
Series 2
  1. Molto moderato (G minor, 25 bars)
  2. Moderato (G major, 22 bars)
  3. Andante (B minor, 14 bars)
  4. Andante (C major, 18 bars)
  5. Moderato (D dorian, 34 bars)
  6. Andante (G minor, 16 bars)
  7. Varianta della precedente (D dorian, 18 bars)
    reprise of 6. Andante (G minor, 8 bars)
  8. Allegro (F♯ mixolydian, 30 bars)
  9. Allegretto (F major, 15 bars)
  10. Allegro (C major, 38 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1915
First Publication. 1918 Universal Edition, Vienna
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation piano
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