The Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123, is a five-movement orchestral work composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular, and most accessible works.
The composer in 1927
Sonata form
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The sonata form is a musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation. It has been used widely since the middle of the 18th century.
Concerto for Orchestra (Bartók)
…Finale. Presto Bartók makes extensive use of classical elements in the work; for instance, the first and fifth movements are in sonata-allegro form. The work combines elements of Western art music and eastern European folk music, especially that of Hungary, and departs from standard tonality, often…
Haydn as portrayed by John Hoppner in England in 1791
The opening of Mozart's "Dissonance" Quartet, K. 465, which begins with an introduction
Watercolour of Franz Schubert, who is known for using three-key expositions