- György Kósa
György Kósa (
April 24 ,1897 ,Budapest –August 16 ,1984 , Budapest) was a Hungariancomposer .Kósa studied with
Béla Bartók ,Zoltán Kodály , andVictor von Herzfeld between 1905 and 1916. From 1927, he taughtpiano at the Budapest Conservatory.He composed nine
opera s, fourballet s, andincidental music for fourpantomime s, as well as nine symphonies, oneorchestra lsuite ,chamber music , elevenoratorio s, severalcantata s, one mass, one setting of the "Dies Irae ", tworequiem s, andlied er.His chamber works include among other works a
string trio , acello 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).External links
* [http://www.radio.hu/index.php?cikk_id=101625 Article on Kósa at Magyar Radio]
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