| Nationality: | Hungarian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
March 25, 1881: Nagy Szentmiklos, Transylvania |
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Date & Place of Death: |
September 26, 1945: New York |
| Near Family: | {?} Second wife: Ditta Pasztory |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Mostly in Budapest, from 1940 on in New York. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Besides composition, he frequently toured and gave concerts. |
| Major Work(s): |
Allegro Barbarofor piano;and the Concerto for Orchestra are some of his better known pieces. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Although his instrumental music is often atonal, he never fully adopted the 12-tone-scale. |
