Béla Bartók

(1881 - 1945)

44 Duos
Nos 23-44 (BB 104)

Arranged for viola and guitar

by
Andrew Forrest

Where Bartók’s phrase marks for

the violin have been preserved, they do
not necessarily indicate guitar ligados.

Nos. 35 and 36 are original themes by Bartók.

In the event of a public performance, please include

the arranger’s name on the programme.

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 44 Duos
Arranged by
Nos 23-44 (BB 104) Béla Bartók
Andrew Forrest (1881 - 1945)


23. Abschied von de Braut/Bride’s Farewell/Menyasszonybúcsúztató


        
Lento rubato  = 76–80

     
stretto

                       
     

              
stretto

 
VI

espr.

5         
           
stretto

              


        
         
VIII stretto

10         
      


       
             
    
     
             


14        
                 

 più  

         
                     
V

    
 più 

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24. Scherzlied/Comic Song/Tréfás Nóta

    
              
Allegro scherzando  = 144

  
      
                
  


10           
            
  
      
             
    

20                      
     

    
   
dim.

             
    
dim.

30   
   
Meno mosso rit

              
 più 


                        
 
 più 

39              
           
accel

   

  
cresc.

                           

cresc.
4 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

25. Ungarisches Lied(2)/Hungarian Song(2)/Magyar Nóta(2)

             

      
Allegretto leggero  = 108

 dolce
   
                          



9    
                 

  
   
                         


18           

  
    cresc.

    
 
           

 cresc.

26 
                     
Meno mosso  = 100

  grazioso
      
  

                 
  
 

33              

poco rit poco rubato


        
       
         

 5 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

26. Spottlied/Teasing Song/"Ugyan Édes Komámasszony…”

   = 116

 
                     
Scherzando

  
 leggero
       
                   

  
 
II

 leggero

7                            
  
 più  


                 
  
   
                    
  
 più  

15                         
      
simile

     simile
                   
  
V




22    
                            



                         
 

6 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

27. Hinke-Tanz/Limping Dance/Sánta-Tánc

  
                              
Allegretto non troppo  = 126

    

     II
                              
        

9                             
 
   

                
      
 

      
  

17 
                           
      


                 
     

    

24          
             
ritard Più mosso

     
    

           

              
VI


VI

   
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28. Gram/Sorrow/Bánkódás

  
            
Lento, poco rubato  = 69–72 poco rit

 


                         

V

 


7               
   
a tempo


subito


            


 

 
    
  
subito

12                 
    

    
              




      

17                 
   


 
            
             
8 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

22 
         
  
poco rit a tempo


 
 
           
      
V

  
 

27     
              
 
        
             
     


31 
    
           
più 
             
           
 
V

  
VII



 
più 

36   
   
     
     
             
  
½CIII

41 
             

poco rit



            
             

 9 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

    
29. Neujahrslied(2)/New Year’s Song(2)/Ujévköszöntö(2)

                 
  
  = 60
Tempo giusto

      


 
                
  
II

        


5                       

     
    
 

       I    
                
       
  
  


11     
                      
          
 

X  

              
  
                 
      
   
 

17   
                   
        

         
 
              
 
10 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

30. Neujahrslied(3)/New Year’s Song(3)/Ujévköszöntö(3)

             
        
Allegro  = 132

   
ben marcato

       
            

ben marcato


          
                     
Meno mosso  = 116


7

 
 ma sempre marcato

       
           
    
 
II

  
 ma sempre marcato

15     
              
un poco più 

    
                   
 
V

   
un poco più 

19                

 
        

        
          
     
 11 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

24   
                     


 
 cresc.

 
           
             
       
I

 
  cresc. 

28           


    
    
   


                      
    


33          
               
accel Tempo I


 sub. sub.

          
           
   sub.    
sub.


                 
       
  
39

  

        
         
 
12 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

31. Neujahrslied(4)/New Year’s Song(4)/Ujévköszöntö(4)

    
                                 
Allegro non troppo

ben marcato  

     
      
      
II

      
I

  
ben marcato

7                 
                
  


    I 
   
 
         
 
    
   
III

   
I

  

14                    
    
            

   
            
            
 
  
 


20               
                
      

 
                     
    
 
 

26     
    
                     
 

  
            
                   
         
 13 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

32. Tanzlied/Dancing Song/Mármarosi Tánc

        
Allegro giocoso  = 132

        

pizz. arco



                           
                   
I

    
   
5 
       
          


                    CVII
      
            
V

 
        
 

9              
  
poco rit

            
  più   
                  
             

I

  
più   

       
                   
a tempo


arco

 
13


       
                 
                          
CV

    
pizz.

   

18    
                          
  
              
                       
nat.

      
14 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

33. Erntelied/Harvest Song/Aratáskor


 
              

Lento  = 58 poco rit Più mosso,  = 88

   
 
       

              
     
III

7    
  
                    
allarg poco a poco

    

      
                      
 
              
II I

                      
Tempo I poco rit

  
         
15


                      
     
VII

   


21  
                    
 

 
Tempo II allarg poco a poco


   
        
                   
II

28   
                
Tempo I rall

  
 
  
             
          
IV

 

 15 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

34. Zähllied/Counting Song/Számláló Nóta

         
                    
Allegramente  = 152 1*



      
       
    
      

I

 

8       
                  
  

   
         
                   
II V

       
II


più 

16         
               
  
   meno 

              
              
I 1 2

 

23   
                 
Allegramente  = 152



     
    
      
II

   


30       
 
                
1 2 3

meno 

                   
  

* Figures show where the singer counts in the song
16 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

37                
    
   
 leggero, scherzando più 

 
                            
 
 leggero più 

44      

  
 

     
 
 

   
                   
       


49 
  

      

 
                    
1 2 3 4



57 
            
           
            
         
dim.

  
V

  
 

64
   
              
    
 
        
 
   

 (non dim.)   
 17 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

35. Ruthensiche Kolomejka/Ruthenian Kolomejka/Rutén Kolomejka

            

     
 = 132

Allegro


                           

                 


8                     
 

                           
                         

         
15                  
                
     


           

                          


              

 

22                          

  


     
        
               
       
                            

18 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

           
  
 

        
 
 

29

    
         

                
        
simile

            

37 

 
 
 
    

     
     
 
  

     
       
         
   
 


           
     
 = 104

Meno mosso
41

    
      


   
  

                      
rall

 
Tempo I


49

più   

           

III

  
  
più  
 19 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

36. Dudelsack/Bagpipes/Szól a Duda

             
 
Allegro molto  = 152–156

                       
   
           


7                       


                       
             

13                        
 
(la 2a. volta )

              
     
           
 
(la 2a. volta )

18                            

meno  cresc.

(la 2a. volta più  cresc.)

                     
 
          
cresc.
(la 2a. volta più  cresc.)
20 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

24                   
 


   
   
    
     
  


      
                       
 
28

                       
½CV

 


       

             

  
33

meno  cresc.

     

        
        

  meno  cresc.

38                    

  


                  
     
          

 21 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

Variante zu Nr. 36/Variation of No. 36/A 36 Sz. Változata

                
   
     
Allegro molto  = 152–156

               

                
             

8                   
       

      

     
     


      

        
 

    
      
   

   





  
 
13

(la 2a. volta )

                      
     
 

       
(la 2a. volta )
 
                  
    

 
18

meno  cresc.
(la 2a. volta più  cresc.)

                 
              
meno  (la cresc.
2a. volta più  cresc.)
22 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

   
   

                
   
  
23

     
 
   

  
 

  
 

   
  


       
                 
   

28     
  

 


                      
 
    
½CV

 


33            


          
    

        

meno  cresc.

      
                    
        
  meno  cresc.

39                     
   

   
 

            
   
         
 


 23 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

37. Vorspiel und Kanon/Prelude and Canon /Preludium és Kanon

       
            
 = 66
 
Lento

 
rall - - - - - - al

 dolce
       
              
  
  




10    sempre più tranquillo

                       
 = 60
 
Un poco più lento

 più 

   
sempre

  II
                        
     
 dolce

    
molto tranquillo  = 56

21   
      
                  
rall

    molto espr.
 
    
  
dim.

             
 
    

molto espr.
dim.


                 
rall

       
a tempo ( = 56)

      
30

   semplice
 
         
          
CIII II

     
 semplice

       
        
      
   
ritard

     
40


    
            
  

24 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

49              
 = 104

    
Risoluto, no troppo vivace

      
     
    
 ma ben marcato  
 I  
             
     
 
   
         


   

   
 ma ben marcato

    
59             
   
             
       
     
  
   
                  
             
          
  

69        
                            
Allegro molto  = 168

      
  VII  
     
       
                           
   
 
 

78       
                     
        
    

    
                    
  

         
  
    

87    
  
  
 
               
poco allarg


  cresc. 
                     
      
  
  cresc. 
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38. Rumänischer Dreh-Tanz (Învârtita bătrânilor)/Rumanian Whirling Dance/Forgatós

 
   
    
Allegro  = 144

           


               
            
 
II


     
6      

 

 
    
      
 


           
             
II

 


11           
             

 
                        

½CVII

  

16              
          
 


       
    
              
II

 
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22                 
           

             
           
   
CII

 

 
       
          




27


       

         

 
½CVII


 

31     


    
   
          
           
   
marcato

    
I

35     


               
 

 
             
cresc.

             
  
 cresc. 

39   
 
        
    
 

            
       
  
  
 27 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

39. Serbischer Flecht-Tanz (zaplet)/Serbian Dance/Szerb Tánc

                       
   
Allegro molto  = 152


           III      

  
                  
V




7      
  
           
        
  

VIII   
     
                         



13                       
  

       ½CVIII    V
               
           
  


18     
                   
 

  
                         
           
III I

   


23        
      



           

 
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25          
   
                

             
        
                   
 


32               
                     
più 
              
          
        
  
CVI

  
 più 
    

38              
                     
 


    
           
V

       
                       

44                        
  
    
                 
cresc.

     
VI


 cresc.    

47                
      
     
   
                         

III II

  
  
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40. Wallachischer Tanz/Walachian Dance/Oláh Tánc

  
         
 = 100
  
Comodo

        
      
                   


4     
  
               
            
 
    
                      
            

7       

       
Più lento  = 92

più   

     

      
             
       

I

     
   
più 

9    







 
    
 

  
              
 
       
 
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11                                  
Tempo I

     
      

        
          
     
                
               


13                

  
             
 

     III    
   
                      
  

    
                          
CIII





                  

Più mosso  = 116

       
15

 leggero  

                         
        
IV VI

  
 leggero 

17     
              

    

 



   
     
II



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41. Scherzo

  
                     
Vivace  = 140–160

                                

     
I ½CIII

 


9                    
                  
più 
 


                              
 
più 

  
18       
         
         

 marcatissimo

          
                 
V

  
II

     
 marcatissimo

24          
      
           
pizz. arco

    
arco pizz.

   
  
nat. 
         
          
    
V pizz.

    
I pizz.

  
nat.

   
 
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31       
           
    
  


         
               
pizz.


I

         
  

40            
                           
pizz.

 
       
   

                 
nat. nat.

     
pizz.

    
  

   
                  
arco

           
49

   

   
     
             
     
pizz.
nat.

     
    

55  
                            
    

         III
      
       
  
       
     
  
 
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42. Arabischer Gesang/Arabian Song/Arab Dal

    
                               
Allegro  = 136–144

pesante

 
                                  
IV pizz. simile

pesante

9   
                                




                                           

18                            
    
più 

              
        
                    
nat.

     
 più ruvido
         
25                        
 
 

 
                                  

   
CIII

           

33             
   
  
         


   
      
            
   
         
pizz.

          
 
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41 
                       

                        


                                   

   
VIII nat.

   
 sul tasto 

49
                                
           
   

                        

  

                   
pochett.

                 
57 ritard. a tempo pizz.

 


               
  
 
    

   
  
   
IV

 


67              
                    
sempre 

                
                 
I

       
 sempre 

75 
                          
arco

  più   

                  
   
                  
  più   
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43. Pizzicato

 

 = 116

         
Allegretto

             


  
               
   
                         
 
                 


4      
        
          


 II pizz.(poco)
    
                   
  
CIII

      


7 
             
               
più 


   
         
           


10
                  
        

        
              
    
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13
                 


         
    
VII

  

I

15      
            
  dolce

   
                
 
staccato

    
 

17                  


                          
             

19                        
   
cresc. dim. 


pizz.

                           
   
CV

            
cresc. dim. 
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44. SiebenBürgisch (Ardeleana)/Transylvanian Dance (Ardeliana)/"Erdélyi” Tánc

                          
Allegro moderato  = 84

    

                   
        
simile

 
 dim.  

4        
                      

                  
     
   
   

7                             
     

            
             
           
   

10              a tempo

poco rit.

           
meno 

         V        
    
     
                       
   
  meno 

13 
                         
 

                                 
            
II I II

 
 38 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

16 
                  
 
    
                              
      

18    
       
                
    cresc.

       
                     


                        
       
Più moderato

   
poco rit

      
20

 
  più 

                   
    
        
 cresc.
 più 

22                          
                       


 
                        
          
III

   



 
24                       
                       
   

                                  
               
 39 44 Duos - Béla Bartók

27              
              

dim. 
 
    
             
         

dim.


                
                 
29

 
cresc.


    
           

 
  
    
               
cresc. 

31        
                 

            
                  


33   
  
allargando

               

  

  
    
                       
½CVII

    


 