Endre Szervánszky

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Endre Szervánszky (b. Kistétény, December 27, 1911 - d. Budapest, June 25, 1977) was a Hungarian composer.

He played clarinet as a child, and attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1922-1927. After spending several years performing professionally, he returned to study composition at the Academy in 1931 under Albert Siklós. Szervánszky orchestrated works for Hungarian Radio in the 1930s and taught at the National Conservatory from 1942 to 1948. Later he served as a member of the composition faculty at the Liszt Academy. Endre is the brother of the artist, Jenö Szervánszky and the violinst, Peter Szervánszky.

Szervánszky's music is strongly influenced by folk music, much like his predecessors Béla Bartók and Zoltan Kodaly. Later in his life he began exploring serialism.

[edit] Works

Note:this list is incomplete

  • Clarinet Serenade (1950)
  • Flute Concerto (1952-53)
  • Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  • Six Orchestral Pieces (1959)
  • Requiem (1963)
  • Clarinet Concerto (1965)
  • Quintet for Winds
  • Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola (1955)

[edit] References

  • Don Randel, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 895.
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