Attila Szervác
Encyclopedia
Szervác 'ShAre' Attila is a Hungarian copyleft
composer
/freedom activist within non-profit organizations. His works are primarily published on the Mutopia, International Music Score Library and SourceForge
websites.
, Csepel
. His father was József Szervác, József Attila Award-winner
Hungarian poet-writer, mother is Júlia Csantavéri, movie-expert and teacher at ELTE
. After his schools he invited his friends, Márton Bujdosó, Veronika Simor, György Bartók, Csaba Ajtony, Tamás Várkonyi, Katalin Szalai, Judit Varga, Bálint Bolcsó and Géza Köteles to KOMP-Csoport composer's group, they have given concerts between 1996-2001. He won the first National Recorder Competition in Hungary.
Together with this group he also introduced Vexations
(by Erik Satie
) in Hungary and free improvizations. As a composer he is greatly inspired by Erik Satie
and László Sáry
, the world-famous composer and teacher.
He started to learn about Debian
and generally the Copyleft
projects in 2000. Since 2004 he has been the Hungarian Coordinator for Debian Localization and with the help of the local Közadat program helps the Hungarian government to implement free software
.
Since the end of the first decade of the 21st century he writes and shares copyleft
music and supports GPL v3+, Creative Commons
, EUPL and similar licences. In October 2008 he initiated the foundation of the Creative Commons Hungary Association, which has been registered on May 15, 2009.
-like oratorio
from Dào dé jīng (Tao Te King) for singers, oboe, cello etc.
He also worked as composer for Angyali üdvözlet in 1984.
as the Hungarian coordinator for Debian Localization and publishing free books on the Neumann Gép Project, which is a Hungarian project for publishing free books in memory of John von Neumann
. He participated as an advisor in the publishing of Közadat: Central Program for Public Information for the Hungarian government.
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
/freedom activist within non-profit organizations. His works are primarily published on the Mutopia, International Music Score Library and SourceForge
SourceForge
SourceForge Enterprise Edition is a collaborative revision control and software development management system. It provides a front-end to a range of software development lifecycle services and integrates with a number of free software / open source software applications .While originally itself...
websites.
Biography
Szervác was born on July 20, 1973, BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Csepel
Csepel
Csepel is the 21st district and a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. Csepel officially became part of Budapest on 1 January 1950.- Location :...
. His father was József Szervác, József Attila Award-winner
Attila József
Attila József was one of the most important and well-known Hungarian poets of the 20th century.-Biography:The son of Áron József, a soap factory worker of Romanian origin from Bánát, and Hungarian peasant girl Borbála Pőcze, he was born in Ferencváros, a poor district of Budapest. He had two elder...
Hungarian poet-writer, mother is Júlia Csantavéri, movie-expert and teacher at ELTE
Elte
Elte can refer to the following:* Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia, former township now integrated into Rheine, Germany.* Eötvös Loránd University, a University in Budapest.* Harry Elte, Dutch architect.* E. L. Elte, Dutch mathematician...
. After his schools he invited his friends, Márton Bujdosó, Veronika Simor, György Bartók, Csaba Ajtony, Tamás Várkonyi, Katalin Szalai, Judit Varga, Bálint Bolcsó and Géza Köteles to KOMP-Csoport composer's group, they have given concerts between 1996-2001. He won the first National Recorder Competition in Hungary.
Together with this group he also introduced Vexations
Vexations
Vexations is a noted musical work by Erik Satie. Apparently conceived for keyboard , it consists of a short theme in the bass whose four presentations are alternatively heard unaccompanied and played with chords above...
(by Erik Satie
Erik Satie
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde...
) in Hungary and free improvizations. As a composer he is greatly inspired by Erik Satie
Erik Satie
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde...
and László Sáry
László Sáry
László Sáry is a Hungarian composer and pianist. In the 1970s he began composing in a minimal style.-External links:**...
, the world-famous composer and teacher.
He started to learn about Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
and generally the Copyleft
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
projects in 2000. Since 2004 he has been the Hungarian Coordinator for Debian Localization and with the help of the local Közadat program helps the Hungarian government to implement free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
.
Since the end of the first decade of the 21st century he writes and shares copyleft
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
music and supports GPL v3+, Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
, EUPL and similar licences. In October 2008 he initiated the foundation of the Creative Commons Hungary Association, which has been registered on May 15, 2009.
Music
Music: As composer, after Tritto and Ostia (both are published in 2007 on IMSLP), he began to work on Tao-ra, a Johannes PassionJohannes Passion
The St John Passion , BWV 245, is a sacred oratorio of Johann Sebastian Bach from the Passions. The original Latin title Passio secundum Johannem translates to "The Suffering According to John" and is rendered in English also as St. John Passion and in German as Johannespassion...
-like oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
from Dào dé jīng (Tao Te King) for singers, oboe, cello etc.
He also worked as composer for Angyali üdvözlet in 1984.
Books
As a freedom activist he has been publishing translation work for DebianDebian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
as the Hungarian coordinator for Debian Localization and publishing free books on the Neumann Gép Project, which is a Hungarian project for publishing free books in memory of John von Neumann
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, geometry, fluid dynamics, economics and game theory, computer science, numerical analysis,...
. He participated as an advisor in the publishing of Közadat: Central Program for Public Information for the Hungarian government.