László Kalmár (composer)
László Kalmár (19 October 1931 — 27 May 1995) was a Hungarian composer and editor. His best known composition is his choral work Senecae sententiae which won first prize in a competition organized by the Kodály Foundation and the publisher Boosey & Hawkes in 1965. He was awarded the Ferenc Erkel Prize in 1985 and the Bartók-Pásztory Prize in 1991.[1]
Life and career[]
Born in Budapest in 1931, Kalmár was educated at Budapest Conservatory where he was mentored in music composition by . He later studied privately with Ferenc Farkas from 1958 through 1960. He worked initially as an editor for the publisher Editio Musica Budapest; ultimately being promoted to head of music at that organization in 1987. He remained in that post until 1991. He was vice-president of the Association of Hungarian Composers in the 1980s. In 1969 his Trio was performed at the annual conference of the International Society for Contemporary Music.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b F. András Wilheim, revised by Anna Dalos (20 January 2001). "Kalmár, László". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14633.
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