Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1948) Winner
Zoltán Kodály
ゾルターン・コダーイ
Zorutān Kodāi
Aliases:
Kodály Zoltán
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1882-12-16 （Kecskemét）
- Died
- 1967-03-06 （Budapest） age 84
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Residence History
- Kecskemét, Austria-Hungary → Budapest, Hungary
Career
- Occupations
- composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, philosopher
- Active Years
- 1900-1967
- Affiliations
- Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music
- Influenced By
- Hans von Kössler, Charles-Marie Widor
- Influenced
- Béla Bartók
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Budapest | Department of Languages | Languages | — | 1900頃 | Hungary |
| Royal Hungarian Academy of Music | — | Composition | — | 1900-1905 | Hungary |
| Private study with Charles-Marie Widor | — | — | — | 約1年間 | France |
University of Budapest
Department of Languages
/ Languages
Period:
1900頃
Year of Graduation:
1905
Country:
Hungary
Royal Hungarian Academy of Music
Composition
Period:
1900-1905
Year of Graduation:
1905
Country:
Hungary
Hans von Kössler's composition class
Private study with Charles-Marie Widor
Period:
約1年間
Country:
France
Studied in Paris with Charles-Marie Widor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Háry János
1926 operaComic opera based on Hungarian folktales.
heroic talesHungarian folk music
Adaptations
- [orchestral suite] Háry János Suite (1926)
Psalmus Hungaricus
1923 oratorioComposed for the 50th anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest.
Hungarian folk musicreligious
Dances of Galánta
1933 orchestralBased on Hungarian folk dances.
dancefolk music
Bibliography
- Háry János
- Psalmus Hungaricus
- Dances of Galánta
- Dances of Marosszék
- Sonata for Solo Cello
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of Western European classical traditions and Hungarian folk musicOriginality of form and content
- Recurring Motifs
- Hungarian folk song motifsfolk elements
Legacy
Renowned as the creator of the Kodály method of music education and a leading Hungarian composer internationally.
Academic Societies
- International Kodály Society
- Organization of American Kodály Educators
In Popular Culture
- The Kodály Method is referenced as a visual learning aid in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Trivia
- In Hungarian naming convention, the family name precedes the given name: Kodály Zoltán.
- After his first wife Emma died in 1958, he remarried his 19-year-old student Sarolta Péczely in 1959.
- During the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, workers' councils proposed him as president due to his reputation.