Zoltan gardonyi biography

* April in Budapest † Juni in Herford ; is regarded today as one of the outstanding figures of 20th century Protestant church music in Europe.

Biographical data.

Zoltán Gárdonyi was a Hungarian composer and musicologist.

This dissertation examined the life of Dr. Zoltan Gardonyi, music educator, musicologist, composer, conductor, and performer through biography and analyses of.

Budapest - June 27, Herford Following his studies with Zoltán Kodály in Budapest, Hungary, as well as with Paul Hindemith in Berlin.

Zoltán Gárdonyi was a Hungarian composer and musicologist....

Hungarian composer and musicologistThe native form of this personal name is Gárdonyi Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zoltán Gárdonyi (Hungarian pronunciation: ; 25 April – 27 June ) was a Hungarian composer and musicologist.

He taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music for 26 years.

Life and work

Gárdonyi was born in Budapest.

Zsolt Gárdonyi, son of the distinguished Zoltán Gárdonyi, was born March 21, , in Budapest, Hungary.

His mother, the pianist Maria Weigl, studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music with Liszt's pupil, István Thomán, at the same time and in the same cl* as Béla Bartók. At the age of 17, Gárdonyi began his studies in composition with Zoltán Kodály at the Liszt Academy in Budapest.

After studying with Paul Hindemith and Arnold Schering in Berlin, he taught as a professor at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest from until He also led the faculty for Protestant sacred music until it was closed by the communists in

His oeuvre includes sacred music, orchestral works and chamber music.

Three of his motets