Zoltán Kodály

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) composed Adagio for violin and piano in 1905 and dedicated it to the outstanding violinist Imre Waldbauer. In 1910 Kodály made versions of the work for both viola and cello,...

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This challenging yet popular duo for violin and cello was composed at the start of World War 1 (1914), but not played in public until a full decade later in Salzburg as part of the 1924 ISCM Festival....

Inspired by folk music and modern harmonies, this multi-movement work of lighter emotional weight was written to provide an evening's entertainment. Movements: I. Allegramente II. Lento, ma non troppo...

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Hungarian Rondo was composed by Zoltán Kodály in December 1917, drawing on material from the incidental music he had written for Zsigmond Móricz's play Pacsirtaszó (Skylarking). The rondo form is shap...

Kodaly's SONATA, Op. 4, except for some transcriptions, was the first work Kodaly wrote for cello while taking some cursory cello lessons. Op. 4 opens with a brooding first movement, primarily lyrical...

Zoltán Kodály's op. 1, Énekszó (Singing), this series of songs written on Hungarian folk poetry, first appeared in 1921 at Rózsavölgyi Publishing House. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the...

Zoltán Kodály's op. 1, Énekszó (Singing), this series of songs written on Hungarian folk poetry, first appeared in 1921 at Rózsavölgyi Publishing House. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the...

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Frauenchor - SSA {20./21. Jahrhundert}

At an early age Kodály composed several Ave Marias for various ensembles of performers. In its final form this chorus seems the most complete of these. From the manuscript scores we know that the work...

The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) based almost all his works on traditional Hungarian folk music, as did his contemporary and compatriot Béla Bartók. His 'Peacock Variations' (1939) are...

Kodàly, Zoltàn (1882 - 1967)