- Endre Szervánszky
Endre Szervánszky (b.
Kistétény , December 27, 1911 - d.Budapest , June 25, 1977) was a Hungarian composer.He played
clarinet as a child, and attended theFranz Liszt Academy of Music from 1922-1927. After spending several years performing professionally, he returned to study composition at the Academy in 1931 underAlbert Siklós . Szervánszky orchestrated works forHungarian Radio in the 1930s and taught at the National Conservatory from 1942 to 1948. Later he served as a member of the composition faculty at the Liszt Academy. Endre is the brother of the artist,Jenö Szervánszky and the violinst,Peter Szervánszky . Szervánszky's music is strongly influenced by folk music, much like his predecessorsBéla Bartók andZoltan Kodaly . Later in his life he began exploringserialism .Works
"Note:this list is incomplete"
*"Clarinet Serenade" (1950)
*"Flute Concerto" (1952-53)
*"Concerto for Orchestra" (1954)
*"Six Orchestral Pieces" (1959)
*"Requiem" (1963)
*"Clarinet Concerto" (1965)
*"Quintet for Winds"
*"Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola" (1955)References
*
Don Randel , "The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music". Harvard, 1996, p. 895.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
