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Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók (Composer)

Born: 25th March 1881, Sannicolau Mare

Died: 26th September 1945, New York

Nationality: Hungarian

Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology.

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