József Karai
József Karai (born November 8, 1927 in Budapest ; † September 7, 2013 ) was a Hungarian composer .
biography
Karai began his musical training relatively late at the age of 12. After the Second World War , he first worked as a worker in an electricity company in Budapest. From 1948 he directed several choirs in Budapest and began to compose choral literature. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance composer who continued to focus on choral music.
Karai is considered to be one of the innovators of the choral sound, making use of aleatoric music, among other things .
One of his best known compositions is the much-sung motet De profundis (Psalm 130) from 1981.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karai, József |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 2013 |