Pál Járdányi

Pál Járdányi , first name Pál Paulovics , (born January 30, 1920 in Budapest , † July 29, 1966 there ) was a Hungarian composer and music teacher.

Járdányi's parents, the archaeologist István Paulovics and the teacher Maria Eperjessy were both avid amateur musicians. Járdányi also had a sister named Márta. When he was 18 years old, his father had his surname Magyarized in Járdányi .

During his studies at the Budapest Conservatory he was a student of Zoltán Kodály . He then worked as a music critic and was appointed professor at the Budapest Conservatory in 1946. In addition to his teaching activities, he was also active as a composer. His style is based on that of his teacher Kodály. Among other things, he created a symphony , a rhapsody , a concerto for harp and chamber orchestra, a concertino and various works for chamber music.

A music school in Budapest now bears his name.

Web links

Commons : Pál Járdányi - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Járdányi Gergely: Édesapám, Járdányi Pál , accessed on February 3, 2016.
Magyar életrajzi lexikon - Járdányi Pál , curriculum vitae in Hungarian, accessed on February 3, 2016.
Kodály Könyvtár - P. Stébel Ildikó: 90 éve született Járdányi Pál , accessed on February 3, 2016.

Remarks

↑ Veronika Kusz: Pál Járdányi (= Hungarian Composers 32), Mágus, Budapest 2004, ISBN 963-9433-37-3 , p. 3.

personal data
SURNAME	Járdányi, Pál
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	July 29, 1966
Place of death	Budapest

[Kusz_2004_3-1] Veronika Kusz: Pál Járdányi (= Hungarian Composers 32), Mágus, Budapest 2004, ISBN 963-9433-37-3 , p. 3.