Júlia Majláth

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Júlia Majláth (born January 20, 1921 in Budapest ; † October 11, 1976 there ) was a Hungarian composer. Their preferred genre was dance and light music. She also worked as a singing teacher.

Life

Majláth originally wanted to become a pianist, but had to give up this plan in 1940 due to paraplegia. She then studied composition with Rezső Kókai and Rezső Sugár in the 1940s . In 1948 she won a prize in a competition on Hungarian radio for the first time. She wrote compositions for young Hungarian singers such as Pál Szécsi, Mária Toldy and Sarolta Zalatnay . Her best-known compositions include the piece Valaki kell nekem is , which was interpreted by Zsuzsa Cserháti, Edit Domján , Ilona Hollós, Gabriella Kerényi, Andrea Szulák and the Váradi Roma Café group.

Awards

  • Won the Hungarian radio competition for light music, 1948 and 1968
  • Grand Prize at the Táncdalfesztivál of Hungarian Radio and TV, 1967

Compositions (selection)

  • Amikor virágba borultak az almafák (text by György G. Dénes )
  • Divat a mini (with Judit Kováts )
  • Ha nem szeretsz, beugrom a Dunába (text by Sándor Szabó )
  • Különös éjszaka volt
  • Nem adlak másnak (text by Sándor Szabó )
  • Nem várok holnapig (with Kálmán Fülöp )
  • Rövid az élet (with Kálmán Fülöp )
  • Szeretném bejárni a földet (with Kálmán Fülöp )
  • Valaki kell nekem is (Text Tibor Kalmár ifj. )

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personal data
SURNAME Majláth, Júlia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1976
Place of death Budapest