Rezső Sugár
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Rezsõ Sugár was a Hungarian
composer
.
Rezsõ Sugár was born in Budapest
. He studied musical composition under Zoltán Kodály
at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
from 1937 to 1942. He was a teacher of composition at the Béla Bartók
Secondary School of Music from 1949 to 1968 and at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
from 1968 to 1979.
His recorded compositions include the oratorio
s Hunyadi and Savonarola, the Quartet for Strings and Piano, and the Partita for String Orchestra.
He was a winner of the Kossuth Prize
in 1954 and was the father of the composer and conductor Miklós Sugár
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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...
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Rezsõ Sugár was born in Budapest
Budapest
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...
. He studied musical composition under Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
from 1937 to 1942. He was a teacher of composition at the Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók 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...
Secondary School of Music from 1949 to 1968 and at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
from 1968 to 1979.
His recorded compositions include the 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...
s Hunyadi and Savonarola, the Quartet for Strings and Piano, and the Partita for String Orchestra.
He was a winner of the Kossuth Prize
Kossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of...
in 1954 and was the father of the composer and conductor Miklós Sugár
Miklós Sugár
Miklós Sugár is a Hungarian conductor, music educator, and composer. He is the son of the composer Rezső Sugár. He was born in Budapest and studied at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music with Kórodi Andrásné and Emilnél Petrovich....
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External links
- The Liszt Academy of Music
- The Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music
- Hungarian Wikipedia Entry