Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56

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I. Bot tánc / Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance) 0:10
II. Brâul (Sash Dance) 1:17
III. Topogó / Pe loc (In One Spot) 1:42
IV. Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) 2:42
V. Román polka / Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka) 3:25
VI. Aprózó / Mărunțel (Fast Dance) 3:52
Performed live in MIDI By: Katsuhiro Oguri
MIDI Edited By: Wayne Yang
Software used: Logic Pro X
Piano sound used: Yamaha P-225
Based off of: Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano
Mastered by: Wayne Yang (Instagram @wayneongaku)
Audio in 24-bit, 44.1 kHz
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Hey everyone - I was surfing for more good piano MIDI files by Prof. Katsuhiro Oguri (and other people) and came across Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances, a suite of six short piano pieces (two of those that I remember playing as a kid). Bartók originally wrote this piece for solo piano in 1915 but later arranged it for the small ensemble. These pieces are based on Romanian tunes from Transylvania (not Hotel Transylvania) with specific titles for each movement: Stick Dance, Sash Dance, In One Spot, Dance from Bucsum, Romanian Polka, Fast Dance. I asked ChatGPT to come up with a unique color (a specific HSL) that it thinks represents each piece. They are reflected in my video as you listen to the piece: rich orange for Stick Dance, fresh green for Sash Dance, deep blue for In One Spot, soft purple for Dance from Bucsum, vibrant yellow for Romanian Polka, and bright red for Fast Dance. ChatGPT seems to like red to wrap up the piece because they also recommended red for the final movement (Golliwog’s Cakewalk) of Debussy’s Children’s Corner. My ongoing solo piano MIDI projects are part of a preparation for an upcoming major project as I attempt to mix Chopin’s two piano concertos (and other pieces as well) - there are good files available to mix for Chopin and I am excited to see how my Yamaha keyboard would pair with my NotePerformer sounds for both concertos. But before then, I still need to get used to editing and have a few more solo works coming up (including Chopin’s Andante et spianato et grande polonaise brilliante, Op. 22). For this file of Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances, I had once again lowered the velocity for some notes so that you would not hear that harshness that is unrealistic in sound. I hope you all enjoy this and stay tuned for more 🎹