Transcript Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY
(1882-1967)
Let the music for everyone!
He was born in Kecskemét
He was the most famous Hungarian composer,
music teacher and scientist of folk music. He was
born in 1882, in Kecskemét. He was the teacher of the
Music academy. He made compositions of the
poems of Hungarian poets, e.g. Endre Ady, Ferenc
Kölcsey, Bálint Balassi.
His life in the ’20th years
For the 50th anniversary of the unite of Pest,Buda
and Óbuda, the Psalmus Hungaricus was
composed. After it in 1923 he became the lead
composer of Hungary. He composed musical
dramas for children’s choir e.g.: János Háry, Galáta
dances.
His life in the ’30th years
In 1938 he was wellknown in the concert halls in Europe and
in the U.S.A. His dreams come true, the folk music can be
heard on the stage of Opera. He created the comparitive folk
music scient. It was very importent for him to teach the
music for the children. He increased the quality of the music
education.
His life-work during the 2nd World War
In 1938 he protested against the jewish laws. In
1940 when Germany occupied a Norway, he
composed a song of Norwegian Girls which was
the poem of Sándor Weöres.
His life after the war
After the second World War he became the chief of the
College of music. In 1949 he went to West-Europe. In
1965 he spent two monthes in America. He got several
medals. He died in 1967.
The Kodály system
Kodály worked a system for teaching music for children
out. It is used in many countries of the world. This is a
music pedagogical system which educates the children from
their early years. It is based on the folk music. The movabledoh system helped to learn the music writing and reading.
The music has to play an important role in the
education.
Singing everyday is so important as the gymnastic
Kodály suggested the foundation of music elementary
schools. The children has everyday music lesson. It
developes the clear singing the memory and the sense of
rhythm, logic and the concentration. The children learnt in
music schools had much more results. The system was
successfully teached in Boston and in New Haven where
socially disadvantaged black children lives.
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