However, he was required by a contractual obligation with his publisher to write eleven pieces, so he wrote a dedication which is not numbered but serves to complement the set.
These works were heavily influenced by Bartók's fascination with folk music and by his admiration to Claude Debussy, who had, by then, made a name for himself.
[1] Whereas Fourteen Bagatelles is decidedly more difficult for young pianists, this set was planned to serve as an easy contemporary preparation for students.
The movement list is as follows: Bartók makes an extensive use of pentatonic scales, modes, novel harmonies and ostinato.
The second piece, alternatively translated as Painful Wrestling, has an ostinato bass line while the melody is being played with the right hand.
Finally, the tenth piece in the set consists of a well-known melody accompanied by a bouncing note in the bass line.