Albert Siklós

Albert Siklós (born Albert Schönwald: 26 June 1878 in Budapest – 3 April 1942 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer.

Siklós studied at Budapest's music academy under Hans von Koessler.^[1] From 1918 on he taught composition, aesthetic and choir singing at the academy; in 1928 he became a ministerialis commissioner at the conservatory.

He composed two operas and a pantomime, two symphonies and a symphony for twelve double basses, four orchestral suites, two cello concertos, a piano concerto and one violin concerto. On the side, he penned a Hungarian music lexicon and a musical treatise.^[2]

References edit

^ Elliott, Robin; Smith, Gordon Ernest (2001). Istvan Anhalt: Pathways and Memory. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7735-2102-5. Albert Siklós, who until his death in 1942 shared the composition teaching duties with Kodály at the academy, was another Koessler pupil.
^ Opera Glass

External links edit

Free scores by Albert Siklós at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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[1] Elliott, Robin; Smith, Gordon Ernest (2001). Istvan Anhalt: Pathways and Memory. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7735-2102-5. Albert Siklós, who until his death in 1942 shared the composition teaching duties with Kodály at the academy, was another Koessler pupil.

[2] Opera Glass

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