“Bartók always called me Latin”: The Influence of Béla Bartók on László Lajtha's life and art
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Cm:
“Bartók always called me Latin”: The Influence of Béla Bartók on László Lajtha's life and art
Ltrehoz:
Tari Solymosi, Emőke
Kiad:
Akadémiai Kiadó, co-published with Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Formerly Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V.
Dtum:
2007
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Tma:
M1 Music / zene
M10 Theory and philosophy of music / zeneelmélet, muzikológia
Tartalmi lers:
Abstract
Bartók's influence on his outstanding Hungarian contemporary, László Lajtha (1892–1963) remains as yet largely unresearched. Lajtha studied with Bartók at the Royal Hungarian Academy of Music and went on to become a composer, folk music researcher, versatile teacher, international cultural ambassador, and member of the French Academy. The two men's friendship and mutual respect lasted throughout Bartók's life. Among the leading musicians of the time, it was Bartók who first expressed his high opinion of the younger composer's talent. Bartók's influence can be observed in almost every field of Lajtha's work. For example, it was Bartók who recommended that Lajtha choose Paris as the place to complete his studies, which fostered in turn Lajtha's orientation toward Latin culture. Following in Bartók's footsteps, Lajtha became one of the greatest folk music collectors and researchers in Hungary, and this music also exerted a significant effect on his compositional style. Bartók recommended that the director Georg Hoellering commission Lajtha to write film music, which became an important new genre for the latter. A large number of documents — especially the unpublished letters from László Lajtha to John S. Weissmann, one of his former students — offer proof that Bartók's inspiration and practical assistance were of paramount importance to the development of Lajtha's career, oeuvre, and aesthetics.
Nyelv:
magyar
Tpus:
Article
PeerReviewed
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Formtum:
text
Azonost:
Tari Solymosi, Emőke (2007) “Bartók always called me Latin”: The Influence of Béla Bartók on László Lajtha's life and art. Studia Musicologica, 48 (1-2). pp. 215-223. ISSN 1788-6244
Kapcsolat:
https://doi.org/10.1556/SMus.48.2007.1-2.14
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