The piano series entitled Games, written from 1973 onwards, was conceived as a piano method. As the years went by, the series lost its didactic character, at it came to be seen as a document from Kurtág's workshop, offering a key to his grander symphonic, chamber and vocal works as well. Tenth volume is divided into two parts: In the first half, earlier, hitherto unpublished pieces line up from Suite, written in 1943, to the 1980s, providing insight into the development of Kurtág's musical language. The second half includes pieces composed between 2002 and 2011. The movements, often aphorismic in their briefness, hide associations with various aspects of European music history. Many of them are hommage or in memoriam pieces, or subjective personal messages to friends, colleagues, and beloved family members - and thereby to all music-loving people. This publication is printed on high quality, durable paper made from renewable raw materials in an environmentally friendly way.
Unison Melodie
Dotted Notes
Repetition (1)
Syncopation (1)
With Alternate Hands
Parallel Motion
Reflection
Change of Position
Question and Answer
Village Song
Parallel Motion and Change of Position
Contrary Motion (1)
Imitation and Counterpoint
Imitation and Inversion (1)
Pastorale
Imitation and Inversion (2)
Repetition (2)
Syncopation (2)
Canon at the Octave
Imitation Reflected
Canon at the Lower Fifth
Little Dance in Canon Form
In Dorian Mode
Slow Dance
In Phrygian Mode
Chorale
Free Canon
In Lydian Mode
Staccato and Legato (1)
Staccato and Legato (2, Canon)
In Yugoslav Style
Melody with Accompaniment
Accompaniment in Broken Triads
In Hungarian Style
Contrary Motion (2)
Méditation
Increasing - Diminishing
Big Fair
In Mixolydian Mode
Crescendo - Diminuendo
Minuetto
Waves
Monody Divided
In Transylvanian Style
Chromatic
Triplets in Lydian Mode
Melody in Tenths
Accents
In Oriental Style
Major and Minor
Canon with Sustained Notes
Pentatonic Melody
Minor Sixths in Parallel Motion
Buzzing
Line and Point
Dialogue
Melody Divided
Dotted Notes
Repetition (1)
Syncopation (1)
With Alternate Hands
Parallel Motion
Reflection
Change of Position
Question and Answer
Village Song
Parallel Motion and Change of Position
Contrary Motion (1)
Imitation and Counterpoint
Imitation and Inversion (1)
Pastorale
Imitation and Inversion (2)
Repetition (2)
Syncopation (2)
Canon at the Octave
Imitation Reflected
Canon at the Lower Fifth
Little Dance in Canon Form
In Dorian Mode
Slow Dance
In Phrygian Mode
Chorale
Free Canon
In Lydian Mode
Staccato and Legato (1)
Staccato and Legato (2, Canon)
In Yugoslav Style
Melody with Accompaniment
Accompaniment in Broken Triads
In Hungarian Style
Contrary Motion (2)
Méditation
Increasing - Diminishing
Big Fair
In Mixolydian Mode
Crescendo - Diminuendo
Minuetto
Waves
Monody Divided
In Transylvanian Style
Chromatic
Triplets in Lydian Mode
Melody in Tenths
Accents
In Oriental Style
Major and Minor
Canon with Sustained Notes
Pentatonic Melody
Minor Sixths in Parallel Motion
Buzzing
Line and Point
Dialogue
Melody Divided
| Arrangement | Piano |
| Genres | Classical, Post-1900 |
| NumberOfPages | 72 |
| Publisher | Editio Musica Budapest |
| Contributors | Kurtag, Gyorgy(Composer) |
| Language | English, German, Hungarian |
| ISMN | 9790080151501 |