Radnai, Miklós
Radnai, Miklós
Radnai, Miklós , Hungarian composer; b. Budapest, Jan. 1, 1892; d. there, Nov. 4, 1935. He studied violin, piano, and composition at the Budapest Academy of Music, then continued his composition studies with Motti in Munich (1911). In 1925 he was appointed director of the Budapest Opera. He wrote a textbook on harmony and contributed critical essays to publications. He composed a ballet, The Birthday of the Infanta, after Oscar Wilde (Budapest, April 26, 1918), Symphony of the Magyars for Chorus and Orch., a Violin Concerto, and some chamber music.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Charles Wuorinen , Charles Wuorinen
Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen (born 1938) remained at the forefront of the contemporary music scene throughout hi… Franz Berwald , Berwald, Franz (Adolf)
Berwald, Franz (Adolf), outstanding Swedish composer, cousin of Johan Fredrik Berwald; b. Stockholm, July 23, 1796; d. there,… Bernd Alois Zimmermann , Bernd Alois Zimmermann
The German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970) was one of the few musicians to remain independent of various 20th-cent… Gyorgy Ligeti , Ligeti, György
György Ligeti
Composer
Stepping into the intriguing, multi-dimensional, thought-provoking musical world of composer György Ligeti is a… Bernard Rands , Bernard Rands
Bernard Rands (born 1934) is a major composer and conductor in contemporary music, publishing more than 100 works in a wide range of pe… Dimitri Mitropoulos , Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, celebrated Greek-born American conductor and composer; b. Athens, March 1, 1896; d. after suffering a hear…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Radnai, Miklós