Zoltan Kodály
Born: 16th December 1882, Kecskemet, Hungary
Died: 6th March 1967, Budapest, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltán_Kodály
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Further Reading: Kodály
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Hungarian Pictures
15th Jul 2026
Ben explores a treasure-trove of vintage Bartók, Liszt, Kodály and Dohnányi from János Ferencsik and György Lehel on Eloquence.
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Kodály and Dvořák from Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, and Alexander Lonquich
18th Jun 2021
The violinist and cellist display a truly remarkable synergy in Kodály's Duo from 1914, whilst all three musicians capture the 'Dumky' Trio's rapid shifts between melancholy and boisterousness to perfection.
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Popular Works: Kodály
- Adagio for viola (or cello or violin) & piano (31)
- Advent Song 'Veni, Veni Emmanuel' (9)
- Ave Maria (9)
- Capriccio for Solo Cello (7)
- Concerto for Orchestra (13)
- Dances of Galanta (59)
- Dances of Marosszék (46)
- Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 (67)
- Epigrammák (6)
- Este (Evening) (7)
- Esti dal (Evening Song) (25)
- Fölszállott a páva (The Peacock) (11)
- Háry János Suite (57)
- Háry János, Op. 15 (8)
- Háry János: Intermezzo (8)
- Hungarian Dances (3) (7)
- Hungarian Folk Songs (8)
- Intermezzo for string trio (11)
- Jézus és a kufárok (11)
- Laudes organi (7)
- Mátrai képek (Mátra pictures) (7)
- Meditation on a theme by Claude Debussy (11)
- Missa brevis (25)
- Nine Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (7)
- Pange lingua (6)
- Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13 (29)
- Romance lyrique (6)
- Serenade for Two Violins & Viola (Trio Serenade), Op. 12 (8)
- Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 11 (16)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 4 (21)
- Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (94)
- Sonatina for Cello and Piano (19)
- Stabat Mater (9)
- String Quartet No. 1 (6)
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (20)
- Summer Evening (13)
- Symphony in C (10)
- Turot eszik a cigany (See the Gypsies munching cheese) (11)
- Valsette (6)
- Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' (38)
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