Bartokian

[ bahr-tok-ee-uhn, -taw-kee- ]

adjective

1. characteristic of the music of Béla Bartók:

   driving, percussive, Bartokian rhythm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bartokian¹

Béla Bartók + -ian

Example Sentences

That well-drilled flexibility allows the group to handle the Bartokian language of the first quartet as well as it handles the blues connotations of the third.

From New York Times

That well-drilled flexibility allows the group to handle the Bartokian language of the first quartet as well as it handles the blues connotations of the third.

From New York Times

The short, fantastical piece was alive with trills and tremolos, rustling arpeggios, beguiling tunes and jittery dance segments driven by Bartokian cluster chords.

From New York Times

When one of the jubilant traditional melodies was taken up by the full orchestra, signaling the beginning of Bartok’s “Romanian Folk Dances,” the crowd cut short its enthusiastic applause for the trio to pay attention to the brief but potent Bartokian adaptation for orchestra.

From New York Times

It transitions to a driving, Bartókian dance over insistent ostinatos.

From Washington Post