Zoltán Kodály
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Kodály was one of the first people to undertake the serious study of folk song. Around 1906 he and fellow composer Béla Bartók published several collections of folk music together, and they both show the influence of folk music in their own compositions.
Kodály later studied with Charles Widor in Paris. There he absorbed influences of the music of Claude Debussy. In 1907 he moved back to Budapest, and gained a professorship at the Academy of Music there. He continued his folk music-collecting expeditions through World War I without interruption.
Kodály had no major success until 1923, when his Psalmus Hungaricus received its premiere at a concert to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest (Bartók’s Dance Suite had its premiere on the same occasion.) Following this success, Kodály travelled throughout Europe to conduct his music.
Kodály subsequently became very interested in the problems of music education, and wrote a good deal of educational music for schools, as well as books on the subject. Some commentators refer to his ideas as the “Kodály Method”, although this seems something of a misnomer, as he did not actually work out a comprehensive method, rather laying down a set of principles to follow in music education.
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Psalmus hungaricus
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Háry János Suite - Intermezzo
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Háry János Suite - Entrance of the Emperor and his Court
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Háry János Suite - The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
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Háry János Suite - Song
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Háry János Suite - Viennese Musical Clock
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BatooqSupersoul
on tour
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pornogothic
the solo cello sonata stole my heart.
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slavicfrost
My cup of tea.
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Seavas
Heard the cello sonata, eh?
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KraeheK
I take back my "decent" - he is very good. Not a neglected master, just a really fine composer who wrote a few masterpieces (it's no mean feat to write even one =)).
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svenghoulieil
Bartok and Kodaly - Folk music - Awesome
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gipsterharbage
Oh, this guy's good.
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ditta007
Great forever!!!!!
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paulinale
not my cup of tea
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KraeheK
Decent, I suppose.
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ymydan
Extraordinarily amazing music! Kodály is one of the greatest composers.
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DaniImre
Great composer. :)
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