Difference between revisions of "Béla Bartók"
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| − | + | Born: March 25, 1881. Sînnicolau Mare, Hungary | |
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| + | Born into a musical family he started composing from the age of ten. In his twenties he started making wax cylinder recordings of Hungarian folk music which would greatly influence his own compositions. Fleeing Hungary prior to the second world war he settled in America but suffered from health and financial problems. | ||
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| + | FZ mentioned Bartók in the "[[My Favorite Records]]" article in [[Hit Parader]] (1967) and selected the [[Theme From "The Bartok Piano Concerto|Third Piano Concerto]] (1945) , on [[Castaway's Choice]], the theme from which would later be included on [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]] | ||
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[[Category:Favorite Artists]] | [[Category:Favorite Artists]] | ||
[[Category:Composers]] | [[Category:Composers]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 24 April 2005
Born: March 25, 1881. Sînnicolau Mare, Hungary
Died: September 26, 1945. New York, NY
Born into a musical family he started composing from the age of ten. In his twenties he started making wax cylinder recordings of Hungarian folk music which would greatly influence his own compositions. Fleeing Hungary prior to the second world war he settled in America but suffered from health and financial problems.
FZ mentioned Bartók in the "My Favorite Records" article in Hit Parader (1967) and selected the Third Piano Concerto (1945) , on Castaway's Choice, the theme from which would later be included on Make A Jazz Noise Here
