File:Contrasts Mvt I framing motif.png

The framing motif of the first movement of Bartok's Contrasts (1938) features, in relation to the root, A, the minor and major third and the perfect and diminished fifth.

Created by Hyacinth (talk) 15:35, 22 March 2008 using Sibelius 5.

Fair use for Contrasts (Bartók)
The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:
 * 1) it is a very short portion of one part of the entire piece;
 * 2) the transcription is only being used for informational purposes;
 * 3) it is inferior to the original piece;
 * 4) Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the framing motif and its relation to the harmonic theory.

Source

 * Kárpáti, János (1981). "Alternative Structures in Bartók's 'Contrasts'", Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, p.201-207, T. 23, Fasc. 1/4, Centenrio Belae Bartók Sacrum#.