György Kósa (April 24, 1897, Budapest – August 16, 1984, Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance
Kósa studied with Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, and Victor von Herzfeld between 1905 and 1916. Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25 1881&ndashSeptember 26 1945 was a Hungarian Composer and Pianist, considered to be one of the greatest Zoltán Kodály ( Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn December 16 1882 &ndash March 6 1967 was a Hungarian Composer, Ethnomusicologist From 1927, he taught piano at the Budapest Conservatory. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers
He composed nine operas, four ballets, and incidental music for four pantomimes, as well as nine symphonies, one orchestral suite, chamber music, eleven oratorios, several cantatas, one mass, one setting of the Dies Irae, two requiems, and lieder. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Incidental music is Music in a play, Television program Radio program Video game, film or some other form not primarily musical Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well In Music, a suite is an ordered set of Instrumental or Orchestral pieces normally performed in a Concert Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber An oratorio is a large Musical composition including an Orchestra, a Choir, and soloists The oratorio was somewhat modeled after the Opera A cantata (derived from the Italian word 'cantare' meaning 'to sing' is a vocal composition with an instrumental Accompaniment and often For other uses see Mass (disambiguation The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that Dies Irae (Day of Wrath is a famous thirteenth century Latin Hymn thought to be written by Thomas of Celano. The Requiem (from Latin requiem, accusative case of requies, rest or Requiem Mass (informally a funeral Mass also known formally (in Latin as the de Lied (plural de Lieder) (liːt plural) is a German word meaning literally " Song " among English speakers however the word
His chamber works include among other works a string trio, a cello sonata (1965), a sonatina for cello solo (1928), a string quartet entitled Self-portrait (1920), and a second quartet published in 1962, an "In memoriam" for solo viola, a duo for violin and viola, and twelve miniatures for harp trio (1965). A string trio is a group of three String instruments or a piece written for such a group A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for Cello and Piano, though other instrumentations are used such as solo cello