Zoltán Gárdonyi

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Zoltán Gárdonyi [ ˈzoltaːn ˈɡaːrdoɲi ] (born April 25, 1906 in Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary ; † June 27, 1986 in Herford , Germany ) was a Hungarian composer , musicologist and university professor. Zsolt Gárdonyi is his son.

Life

At the age of 17, Gárdonyi studied composition with Zoltán Kodály at the music academy founded by F. Liszt in 1875 in his hometown. After further studies in Berlin with Paul Hindemith and Arnold Schering, he worked from 1941 to 1967 as a professor at the " Franz Liszt Music Academy " in Budapest. He also headed the department for Protestant church music until its dissolution in 1949 by the rulers at the time and is now considered one of the most prominent figures in European church music in the 20th century.

In addition to the most varied of church music genres, his compositional work also includes numerous orchestral works and diverse choral and chamber music . Bach and Liszt research owe pioneering new knowledge to his musicological activity. Zoltán Gárdonyi had lived with his family in Germany since 1972 and died a few weeks after his 80th birthday in Herford, Westphalia. The lasting international resonance of his music is documented not least by the around one hundred first publications from his compositional estate and by numerous CD recordings that have since appeared in Germany, Hungary , Sweden and the USA .

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SURNAME Gárdonyi, Zoltán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer, musicologist, professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1986
Place of death Herford