Gyula Major
Jakab Gyula Major (born as James Julius Mayer December 13, 1859 in Kassa , Austrian Empire ; died January 30, 1925 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian pianist, music teacher and composer.
Life
James Julius Mayer's name has been Magyarized . Major studied at the Budapest Music Academy with Robert Volkmann and Ferenc Erkel . From 1889 to 1895 he was employed as a teacher at the music academy. From 1894 he directed the women's choir Magyar Női Karénekegyesületet for a decade . In 1896 he founded his own music school.
Major composed five symphonies, a piano concerto, chamber music, choral music and songs. Among the compositions are the operas Erzsike (1901), Széchy Mária , which was performed in Kolozsvár in 1906 , and Mila , which was performed in Pozsony in 1913 . He wrote two textbooks.
The Hungarian musicologist Ervin Major was his son.
Fonts (selection)
- Összhangzattan . Budapest, 1891
- Ellenpont . Budapest, 1903
Web links
- Literature by and about Gyula Major in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Gyula Major in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Major J. Gyula , at Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon (mek)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Major, Gyula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Major, Gyula Jakab |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian pianist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cash desk , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1925 |
| Place of death | Budapest |