Kodaly
Zoltán
[zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1967, Hungarian composer.
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Stravinsky is a new man not to be slighted, nor are kodaly and Bartok.
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noun
Zoltán (ˈzoltaːn). 1882–1967, Hungarian composer. His works were often inspired by native folk songs and include the comic opera Háry János (1926) and Psalmus Hungaricus (1923) for chorus and orchestra
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