Béla Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is one of the key works of the twentieth century. It impresses through its formal construction as well as its expressive density. Inspiring aural spaces open up for audiences. Pre-concert workshops and creative projects are helping audience members enjoy an engaged and thoughtful concert experience on multiple levels. Today, most ensembles, concert promoters and opera houses rely on this form of artistic-pedagogic communication to reach both young and adult audiences.

This volume concerning Béla Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is intended as a helpful companion to such projects. Free downloads of supplementary material available, such as videos, listening examples, pictures and texts

Volume 5 of the award winning series Listening Lab includes
• Stimulating and practical approaches to new musicfor children, young people and adults
• Tips for the creative design of programmes for music educators and teachers with specific suggestions for providing a deeper understanding of the work

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