A composer devoted to education, Bartók wrote many easy short pieces during his lifetime.

However, in the 1920s he had also earned a high reputation as a concert pianist and performer, which made him tour frequently, especially while he was in Europe.

[3] This 15-minute set of nine pieces is divided into three volumes that were initially sold separately and constituted Bartók's scrapbook at the time of its publication.

[4] The movement list is as follows: The score was initially published by Universal Edition in 1927.

Peter's revision was just a correction of minor details after the examination of the original manuscript sources.