Dezső Szenkár
Dezső Szenkár (born January 27 or January 28, 1894 in Budapest ; † December 5, 1962 there ) was a Hungarian composer and conductor .
Life
He was a son of Nándor Szenkár . After graduating from school, he studied at the Royal Hungarian Music Academy . His teachers were Leó Weiner , Albert Siklós and Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross.
From 1923 he worked at the Unió Theater in Budapest. In 1927 he became Kapellmeister at the Stadttheater in Innsbruck . He then worked on stages in Stockholm , Berlin , Helsinki and Paris . During this time he mainly composed music for the theater. In 1939 he returned to Budapest.
He wrote songs , chamber music works, ballet music , operettas and film music , among other things .
Selection of works
- A biarritzi Vénusz , operetta
- Altatódal for voice and piano
- Bethlehemi Királyok for children's choir and organ, based on a poem by Attila József
- Boldog királyfi , ballet music
- Jöjj hát, táncolj! for voice and piano
- Tiszaparti szerelem , operetta
- Zengve szállj, nótaszó! for mixed choir with piano accompaniment
Web links
- Szenkár Dezső in the Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon (Hungarian)
- Szenkár Dezső in the Magyar Színművészeti Lexicon (PDF; 825 kB; Hungarian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szenkár, Dezső |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1894 or January 28, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1962 |
| Place of death | Budapest |