Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Illustrations IX
4. Preface XI
5. Acknowledgments XVII
6. 1.The Musical Language of Bartok: Historical Backgrounds 1
7. 2. Harmonization of Authentic Folk Tunes 26
8. 3. Symmetrical Transformations of the Folk Modes 51
9. 4. Basic Principles of Symmetrical Pitch Construction 67
10. 5. Construction, Development, and Interaction of Intervallic Cells 78
11. 6. Tonal Centricity Based on Axes of Symmetry 138
12. 7. Interaction of Diatonic, Octatonic, and Whole-Tone Formations 204
13. 8. Generation of the Interval Cycles 271
14. 9. Conclusion 312
15. Chronological List of Cited Bartok Compositions 329
16. Works Cited 331
17. Index to Basic Terms, Definitions, and Concepts 335
18. Index to Compositions 336
19. General Index 338