Ligeti 6 Bagatelles For Wind Quintet Imslp

At its 1956 premiere in Budapest, the sixth movement was censored by the authorities for being too "dangerous" due to its dissonant minor seconds. The full work was not performed until 1969 in Sweden. Movement Guide

: A wild, off-balance dance inspired by Balkan/Hungarian peasant music, utilizing nine pitches V. Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam) : A haunting tribute to Ligeti’s mentor, Bartók, using ten pitches and mimicking Bartók’s "Night music" style. VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso : A boisterous, bitonal finale using eleven pitches ligeti 6 bagatelles for wind quintet imslp