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20th Century Hungarian

FARKAS, Ferenc

Born in Nagykanizsa, Dec 15, 1905
Died in Budapest, Oct 10, 2000

Composer website

  • Farkas was both a composer and a teacher of composition. He studied with Respighi and his students included Ligeti.
  • Farkas composed concert music, and radio music, and film music. He wrote over 70 film scores.1

Sources

  1. László Gombos, “Farkas, Ferenc,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 25, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000009314.

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