Zoltán KODÁLY: Nine Folk Melodies - Autograph Music Manuscript

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Kodály, Zoltán. (1882-1967)
Nine Folk Melodies - Autograph Music Manuscript
Autograph manuscript in the hand of the Hungarian composer, a record of nine traditional folk melodies copied from another collection and numbered XV-XXIII. 1 page, folio. Thirteen lines of music on hand-ruled staff paper, with the last line on a hand-drawn single-line staff. At the head, the name of the publication and page number, Patkanov 267, are given: this apparently refers to
Die Irtysch-Ostjaken und ihre Volkspoesie,
by Sergius Patkanov (1897). One of the few titled melodies is named "Heldengesange," and two of the tunes are indicated as "Wogulisch," i.e., from the Mansi (Vogul) culture of the Urals in West Siberia. Light toning, very small tears and wear around the edges, but overall in fine condition and an interesting artifact of this great folk song collector. 10 x 13 inches (25 x 33.1 cm).
Autograph manuscripts of the Hungarian composer, pedagogue and influential ethnomusicologist are uncommon. In 1905 he began visiting remote villages to collect songs, recording them on phonograph cylinders and in 1906 he wrote the thesis on Hungarian folk song ("Strophic Construction in Hungarian Folksong"). Around this time Kodály met fellow composer Béla Bartók, whom he took under his wing and introduced to some of the methods involved in folk song collecting. The two became lifelong friends and champions of each other's music.
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