From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferenc Farkas
Ferenc Farkas
Ferenc Farkas (15 December 1905, in Nagykanizsa – 10
October 2000, in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer.
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Farkas began his studies in composition at the Bu- • Ferenc Farkas’ official site
dapest Academy of Music (1922–1927), where his teach- See also: Farkas
ers were Leo Weiner and Albert Siklós. He later studied Persondata
with Ottorino Respighi in Rome (1929–1931). After spend-
Name Farkas, Ferenc
ing a number of years abroad, Farkas taught and conduct-
ed in his home country, and in 1949 he was appointed Alternative names
professor of composition at the Franz Liszt Academy in Short description
Budapest. He retired from this post in 1975. His pupils Date of birth 15 December 1905
included György Kurtág, György Ligeti, Emil Petrovics,
Place of birth
Zsolt Durkó and Attila Bozay.
As a composer, Farkas wrote more than 700 works Date of death 10 October 2000
in a wide variety of genres. His style is melodic, quirky Place of death
and broadly traditional, although he used dodecaphonic
techniques on occasion.
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• Hungarian conductors (music)
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