Tibor Harsanyi

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Tibor Harsanyi (June 27, 1898 - September 19, 1954) was a Hungarian-born composer and pianist.

He studied at the Budapest Conservatory under Zoltan Kodaly, before relocating to Paris in 1923. There, he became involved with the group of composers in L'Ecole de Paris, which included emigre composers such as Alexandre Tansman, Bohuslav Martinů, Alexander Tcherepnin and Marcel Mihalovici.

[edit] List of works (chronological)

  • Four Pieces, for piano (1924)
  • Petite Suite for Children, for piano (1924)
  • Petite Dance Suite, for piano (1925)
  • Rhapsody, for piano (1925)
  • Sonatine, for violin and piano (1925)
  • Twelve Small Pieces of Average Difficulty, for piano (1926)
  • La Semaine, seven short piano pieces for the days of the week (1927)
  • Six Short Pieces, for piano (1927)
  • Trio, for piano, violin, and cello (1927)
  • Duo, for violin and cello (1928)
  • Five Brief Preludes, for piano (1928)
  • Novelette, for piano (1928)
  • Piece, for two pianos (1928)
  • Poems (5) of Robert Edward Hart, for voice and piano (1928)
  • Sonata, for piano (1928)
  • String Quartet (1928)
  • Three Dance Pieces, for piano (1928)
  • Two Burlesques, for piano (1928)
  • Rhythms, five inventions for piano (1929)
  • Sonata, for cello and piano (1929)
  • Suite, for orchestra (1929)
  • Aria-Cadence-Rondo, for cello and orchestra or piano (1930)
  • Baby-Dancing, for piano (1930)
  • Five Bagatelles, for piano (1930)
  • Nonet, for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn, and string quartet (1930)
  • Sonata, for violin and piano (1930)
  • Suite, for piano (1930)
  • Three Pieces, for piano and flute (1930)
  • Vocalise-Etude, for high voice (1930)
  • Blues, for cello and piano (1931)
  • Concert Piece, for piano and orchestra (1931)
  • Symphonic Overture, for orchestra (1931)
  • Concertino, for piano and string quartet (1932)
  • La Joie de Vivre, film score for orchestra (1934)
  • Pastorales, four pieces for piano (1934)
  • Les Invites, opera in one act (1937)
  • Suite Hongroise, for orchestra (1937)
  • Pantins (Puppets), orchestral suite after the ballet (1938)
  • Rhapsody, for cello and piano (1939)
  • Divertimento no. 1: Concertino, for two violins and chamber orch. (1946)
  • Divertimento no. 2: Serenade, for string orchestra and trumpet (1946)
  • Divertissement Francais, for orchestra (1946)
  • Concerto, for violin and orchestra (1947)
  • Danses variees (1950)
  • L'histoire du petit tailleur: suite for seven instruments and percussion (1950)
  • Cantata de Noel, for SATB, flute and strings (1951-2)
  • Five Rhythmic Etudes of Medium Difficulty, for piano (1952)
  • Three Impromptus, for piano (1952)
  • Three Lyrical Pieces, for piano (1952)
  • Sonata, for viola and piano (195?)
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