Béla Bartók in Cleveland - early December, 1940
from Béla Bartók Letters, page 293:
We have played a few times in New York; on Dec. 1st I set out on an 8-day tour of Cleveland and the surrounding district; it was there that I made the acquaintance of Oszkár Jászi. The Hungarians in Cleveland gave a large party: with gipsy music and palotás (!!).
cite as
Béla Bartók, and Demény, János (ed.), Béla Bartók Letters (London, 1971), p. 293. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450119140638 accessed: 18 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Gipsy music | |
| Palotás |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early December, 1940 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Notes
Letter from Béla Bartók to his sons Béla and Péter Bartók, December 24th, 1940. 'Palótas' is a Romantic Hungarian national dance.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:52:20 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:36:11 +0100