bela bartok

     

Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer an pianist, considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology.

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  • A street in Budapest is named for this Hungarian composer who moved to the U.S. in 1940
  • This Hungarian composer wrote only one opera, the dramatic 1-act "Duke Bluebeard's Castle"
  • Completed in the 1930s, this Hungarian's work "Mikrokosmos" consists of 153 piano pieces for children
  • In 1907 he became professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest
  • In the early 1900s he skipped through the Hungarian countryside to become a folk song authority
  • Modern composer who was called the world's outstanding specialist on Hungarian folk music

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