Béla Bartók
25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945
Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist, considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century. He was a pioneer in the systematic collection and study of folk music, which deeply influenced his compositions.
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Life events
Béla Bartók was born in Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania).
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBartók studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began systematically collecting and recording peasant folk music with Zoltán Kodály.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBartók became a professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis one-act opera Bluebeard's Castle received its premiere in Budapest.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, one of his most celebrated works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOpposed to fascism, Bartók emigrated to the United States, settling in New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe wrote his Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBartók died of leukemia in New York City at the age of 64.
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