Zoltan Kodály
Zoltan Kodaly was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher. He was born in Kecskemet in 1882. Kodály spent most of his childhood in Nagyszombat (now Slovakia). His father was a stationmaster and keen amateur musician, and Kodály learned to play the violin as a child. He also sang in a cathedral choir and wrote music, despite having little formal musical education. In 1900, Kodály entered the the University of Budapest to study modern languages, and began to study music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where he was taught by Hans Koessler. After gaining his PhD in philosoph
y and linguistics, Kodály went to Paris where he studied with with Charles Widor. There he discovered and absorbed various influences, notably the music of Claude Debussy. In 1907 he moved back to Budapest and gained a professorship at the Academy of music there. Kodály was very interested in the problems of music education, and wrote a large amount of material on music education methods as well as composing a large 
amount of music for children. In 1945 he became the president of the Hungarian Arts Council, and in 1962 received the Order of the Hungarian People's Republic. He died in 1967.
Zoltan Kodaly was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher. He was born in Kecskemet in 1882. Kodály spent most of his childhood in Nagyszombat (now Slovakia). His father was a stationmaster and keen amateur musician, and Kodály learned to play the violin as a child. He also sang in a cathedral choir and wrote music, despite having little formal musical education. In 1900, Kodály entered the the University of Budapest to study modern languages, and began to study music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where he was taught by Hans Koessler. After gaining his PhD in philosoph
y and linguistics, Kodály went to Paris where he studied with with Charles Widor. There he discovered and absorbed various influences, notably the music of Claude Debussy. In 1907 he moved back to Budapest and gained a professorship at the Academy of music there. Kodály was very interested in the problems of music education, and wrote a large amount of material on music education methods as well as composing a large amount of music for children. In 1945 he became the president of the Hungarian Arts Council, and in 1962 received the Order of the Hungarian People's Republic. He died in 1967.
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