Born in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary [now Sînnicolau Mare, Romania], March 25, 1881
Died in New York, Sept 26, 1945
- Although we know Bartók today primarily as a composer, during his lifetime he was active as pianist, teacher, and an ethnomusicologist dedicated to Hungarian folk music.
- Along with Liszt, Kodály, and Dohnányi, Bartók is one of Hungary’s best known and most esteemed composers.1
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Sources
- Malcolm Gillies, “Bartók, Béla,” Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press, 2001), accessed September 9, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040686.