A csodálatos mandarin (Bartók, Béla)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act
Composition Year	1918-24
Genre Categories	Ballets; Theatrical Works; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Complete Score (EU)
*#209653 - 12.79MB, 228 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/51/V - 42437×⇩ - Madcapellan

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Madcapellan (2012/4/23)

Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1927. Plate W. Ph. V. 304.
Reprinted	New York: Boosey & Hawkes, 1955.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Complete Score (EU)
*#572879 - 24.79MB, 196 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/51/V - 3987×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2019/5/16)

Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1955. Plate U.E. 8909.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	The plate number 8909 was originally assigned to the full score of the Suite which was published in 1927. This full score, published simultaneously with the study score above, recycles the plates used in the full score of the Suite, and includes new plates for pages of the score containing music outside of the Suite. UE did not assign a new plate number for this full score.
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Complete Score
*#169402 - 8.13MB, 77 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4824×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2012/1/9)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1925. Plate U.E. 7706.
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Complete Score (suite) (EU)
*#891862 - 0.44MB, ? pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/51/!N - 2×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/2)

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Complete Score (ballet) (EU)
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Feduol (2024/1/3)

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Work Title	The Miraculous Mandarin
Alternative. Title	A csodálatos mandarin ; Der Wunderbare Mandarin
Composer	Bartók, Béla
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.19 ; Sz.73
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IBB 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act in 8 sections: Beginning—Curtain rises First seduction game Second seduction game Third seduction game—the Mandarin enters Dance of the girl The chase—the tramps leap out Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears The Mandarin falls to the floor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1918-24
First Performance.	1926-11-27 in Cologne
First Publication.	1925 (suite) 1955 (ballet)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	orchestra 3 flutes (2nd and 3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd also English horn), 3 clarinets (2nd also D clarinet, 1st and 3rd also bass clarinets), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon) 4 horns (2nd and 4th also tenor Wagner tubas), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas timpani, snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, xylophone celesta, piano, organ, choir, harp, strings
Discography	MusicBrainz
External Links	Wikipedia article

Orchestral Works by Béla Bartók
Orchestral Music Concerto for Orchestra Divertimento Hungarian Pictures Kossuth Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta 2 Pictures 4 Pieces 2 Portraits Romanian Folk Dances	Suite No.1 Suite No.2 Tanz Suite	Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra Viola Concerto Violin Concerto No.1 Violin Concerto No.2 Violin Rhapsody No.1 Violin Rhapsody No.2
	Concertante works Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra Piano Concerto No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Piano Concerto No.3 Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
		Stage Works Bluebeard's Castle The Miraculous Mandarin The Wooden Prince