{"product_id":"14364-grotesque-music-bartok-bela-grosz-wilhelm-haba-alois-krenek-ernst-petyrek-felix-rathaus-karol-reti-rudolph-wellesz-egon-seeli","title":"[Grotesque Music] [Bartók, Béla. (1881–1945) \u0026 Grosz, Wilhelm. (1894–1939) \u0026 Hába, Alois. (1893–1973) \u0026 Krenek, Ernst. (1900–1991) \u0026 Petyrek, Felix. (1892–1951) \u0026 Rathaus, Karol. (1895–1954) \u0026 Reti, Rudolph. (1885–1957) \u0026 Wellesz, Egon. (1885–1974)] Seeli","description":"Upright folio. Universal-Edition no. 6567. 42 pp. An album of short modernist \"grotesque\" piano pieces compiled by Carl Seelig, featuring an extraordinary Jugendstil cover design incorporating a Harlequin-like contortionist, by the influential Vienna-based artist and puppeteer Richard Teschner (1879-1948). Three ownership signatures on the inside covers and title page from Walter J. Simon. Spine partially split; corner creases; otherwise overall in very good condition. 9 x 12 inches (23 x 30.5 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAccording to Seelig's introductory remarks in German, French and English, the pieces have been chosen to reflect the grotesque movement in music, a parallel to the developments in modern art. \"In music, the grotesque element rests either in the subject matter itself [...] or in its treatment. In the latter case, the grotesque may be achieved by way of thematic of melodic effects contrasting antagonistic themes, further by surprisingly novel development of such themes, or else (by way of harmony) by unexpected, startling turns.\" \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe pieces included are: \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eImprovisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, op. 20, by Bartok; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eWalzer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePolka \u003c\/i\u003eby Wilhelm Grosz; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eZwei groteske Stücke \u003c\/i\u003eby Alois Haba; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eTanzstudie\u003c\/i\u003e by Ernst Krenek; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eExcentric, Wurstelprater, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eDer offizielle Empfang\u003c\/i\u003e by Felix Petyrek\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e; Zwei kleine Klavierstücke \u003c\/i\u003eby Karl Rathaus; op. 2, no. 5 from \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eTerrassen\u003c\/i\u003e by Rudolf Réti; and op. 11, no. 3 \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eBurleske \u003c\/i\u003eby Egon Wellesz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093547962527,"sku":"14364","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Bartok_et_al_Seelig_Grotesken_Grotesque_Album_14364_281_29.jpg?v=1722188760","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14364-grotesque-music-bartok-bela-grosz-wilhelm-haba-alois-krenek-ernst-petyrek-felix-rathaus-karol-reti-rudolph-wellesz-egon-seeli","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}