Béla Bartók: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Reference sources for the composer and his works include Elliott Antokoletz, Béla Bartók: A Guide to Research, 2nd ed. (1997). Biographical and critical works include Paul Griffiths, Bartók (1984); Malcolm Gillies, Bartók Remembered (1990); Halsey Stevens, The Life and Music of Béla Bartók, 3rd ed., prepared by Malcolm Gillies (1993), with a catalog of compositions and an extensive bibliography; Malcolm Gillies (ed.), The Bartók Companion (1993); Peter Laki (ed.), Bartók and His World (1995); László Somfai, Béla Bartók: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources (1996); and Judit Frigyesi, Béla Bartók and Turn-of-the-Century Budapest (1998).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: English National Opera - Bela Bartok. Nov 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Who Was Béla Bartók? A Brief Introduction. Sep 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 21, 2026
“NewYork” changed to “New York.” Jan 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Mahler Foundation - Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Mar 07, 2025
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Bela Bartok. Jan 21, 2025
Add new Web site: English National Opera - Bela Bartok. Nov 26, 2024
Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Bela Bartok. Jun 04, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography - Bela Bartok. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Bela Bartok. Mar 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Composers - Bela Bartok. Mar 25, 2022
Add new Web site: San Francisco Classical Voice - Chronobiography of Bela Bartok. Nov 27, 2019
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Add new Web site: BBC Music - Biography of B�la Bart�k. Sep 17, 2014
Add new Web site: Classical Net - Biography of B�la Bart�k. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: DSO Kids - Biography of B�la Bart�k. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Classics For Kids - Biography of Bela Bart�k. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Bela Bartok. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Bach Cantatas - B?la Bart?k. Jan 24, 2013
Media added. Jul 10, 2012
Added Hungarian styling of Béla Bartók's name and changed "Yugoslav" to "Balkan." Mar 16, 2012
Added photograph of Béla Bartók c. 1927. Mar 16, 2012
Added new Web site: The Classical Music Pages - Biography of Bela Bartok. Aug 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Naxos Records - Bela Bartok. May 17, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 06, 2007
Bibliography revised. Apr 06, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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