✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

Béla Bartók - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org · 10,509 words · saved by 1 readers

Béla Viktor János Bartók (/ˈbeɪlə ˈbɑːrtɒk/; Hungarian: [ˈbɒrtoːk ˈbeːlɒ]; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) 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.[1] Among his notable works are the opera Bluebeard's Castle, the ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, the Concerto for Orchestra and six string quartets. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became known as ethnomusicology. Per Anthony Tommasini, Bartók "has empowered generations of subsequent composers to incorporate folk music and classical traditions from whatever culture into their works and was "a formidable modernist who in the face of Schoenberg’s breathtaking formulations showed another way, forging a language that was an amalgam of tonality, unorthodox

Béla Bartók - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hungarian composer (1881–1945) "Bartok" redirects here. For other uses, see Bartok (disambiguation) . The native form of this personal name is Bartók Béla Viktor János . This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Béla Bartók Béla Bartók in 1927 Born 25 March 1881 Nagyszentmiklós , Hungary Died 26 September 1945 (aged 64) New York City, U.S. Occupations Composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Works List of compositions Béla Viktor János Bartók ( / ˈ b eɪ l ɒ ˈ b ɑːr t ɒ k / ; Hungarian: [ ˈbɒrto

Explore this link on the map →

related reading