Béla Bartók

Béla Viktor János Bartók ( /ˈbɑrtɒk/; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbeːlɒ ˈbɒrtoːk]; March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology. Béla Bartók was born in the smal... More

Date of birth:

  • Mar 25, 1881

Date of death:

  • Sep 26, 1945 (age 64 years)

Place of birth:

Active as Musical Artist (end):

  • 1945

Also known as:

  • Bela Bartok,
  • Bartok, Bela (1881-1945),
  • Béla Bartok,
  • B. Bartok,
  • Béla Bartók,
  • Bartók, Béla,
  • Bela Bartóck
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Music

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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1905
  • Second Prize

Anton Rubinstein Competition Winners

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Facts from the Community

From the Music Catalog base

Music catalog:

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KWType:

  • Person

Assessment:

  • A towering musical giant of the twentieth century. A frequently played contemporary composer and famed for his definitive studies of folk music.

Category:

  • unknown

Disciplines:

  • composition

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Composition:

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