Ferenc Szabó
Ferenc Szabó [ ˈfɛrɛnts ˈsɒboː ] (born December 27, 1902 in Budapest ; † November 4, 1969 there ) was a Hungarian composer.
Life
Szabó was a student of Leó Weiner and Zoltán Kodály at the Budapest Music Academy . He was a teacher there from 1945 and head of this institute from 1957 to 1967.
He composed two orchestral suites and a suite for chamber orchestra, an orchestral rhapsody, chamber music works, sonatas, cantatas and songs, and film music. His main work is the oratorio Stürmend the flood for tenor, choir and orchestra from 1955 on texts by Sándor Petőfi .
Film music
- 1934: The uprising of the fishermen (Восстание рыбаков. Vosstanie Rybakow)
Web links
- Ferenc Szabó in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Szabó, Ferenc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1969 |
| Place of death | Budapest |