Zoltan Kodaly, Head of Hungarian Folk Music Research

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (1/3) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Laszlo Vikar
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Zoltan Kodaly ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music

scholarly journals Transylvanian Folk Music in Zoltán Kodály's Compositions

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
István Almási
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Chamber Orchestra ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Folk Songs ◽  
Zoltan Kodaly ◽  
Musical Play ◽  
Mixed Voices ◽  
Voice And Piano ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music

Zoltán Kodály became seriously interested in Transylvanian folk music when he had learnt about the results of Béla Bartók's collecting fieldworks in Székelyföld. The wealth of old-style tunes and classical ballads, and – above all – the recognition of the importance of pentatony inspired Kodály to take part personally in the exploration of Székely folk music. Székely musical folklore obviously intrigued him both as an ethnographer and as a composer. He collected nearly 600 tunes in 15 Székely localities in the Gyergyó Basin, the valley of the Kászon stream, and Bukovina. He arranged 66 of these melodies within such compositions as e.g. the Dances of Marosszék, the musical play The Spinning Room, Hungarian Folk Music (57 ballads and folk songs for voice and piano), Székely Lament for mixed voices, Bicinia Hungarica, Kádár Kata and Molnár Anna (both with chamber orchestra accompaniment), and Pentatonic Music. Apart from his own collection, he also used those of some of his contemporaries. The paper discusses the specificities of Kodály's techniques of arrangement. His inspiring advice for younger folklorists had an essential role in triggering the in-depth investigation of Central Transylvanian folk music.

scholarly journals In Bartók’s Footsteps A Folk Music Research Series Among Turkic People (1936–2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 313-326
Author(s):  
János Sipos
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Traditional Songs ◽  
Hungarian Language ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music

The Hungarian language belongs to the Finno-Ugric linguistic family, but several pre-Conquest strata of Hungarian folk music are connected to Turkic groups. Intrigued by this phenomenon, Hungarian folk music researchers launched thorough comparative examinations. Investigations authenticated by fieldwork have also been ongoing to the present day, parallel to theoretical research. Initially, the main goal was to explore the eastern relations of Hungarian folk music, which gradually broadened into the areal research of the Volga-Kama-Belaya region. I further expanded this work to encompass the comparative investigation of Turkic-speaking groups living over the vast Eurasian territory. This paper provides a summary of the findings of this field research examining the folk music of Anatolian Turk, Azeri, Karachay, Kazakh, Turkmen, Uzbek and Kyrgyz people. I briefly describe the sources, the fieldwork, the methods of processing the collected material, and most interestingly, I summarize new findings. After providing an overview of traditional songs of several Turkic peoples, selected results are provided in three tables: 1) a grouping of Turkic folk-music repertoires; 2) Turkic parallels to Hungarian folk music styles; and 3) the current state of Turkic folk music research conducted by Hungarian scholars.

Collection of Hungarian Folk Music Established by Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly. 10th Types of Folksongs

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (2/4) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Lujza Tari ◽  
Bela Bartok ◽  
Zoltan Kodaly ◽  
Katalin Paksa
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Bela Bartok ◽  
Zoltan Kodaly ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music

scholarly journals A BTK Zenetudományi Intézet digitális archívum koncepciója az oktatás és a tudomány szolgálatában

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mátyás Bolya
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Folk Music ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Digital Archive ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Communication Space ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music

The article introduces a unique Hungarian folklore database. Its design and operation were implemented within the framework of the new digital archive conception of the Institute for Musicology. This concept seeks to keep pace with the development of digital technology. I will briefly present aspects along which our strategy was developed, assessing how the database can be utilized in the fields of education and research. Hungarian folk music research, marked by the names of Bartók and Kodály, has a very strong tradition. Huge amounts of valuable material have been accumulated. Effects of this tradition are strongly felt even today. The connection between the archival background, folk music education and the performing arts is very strong. We are currently converting the heritage of our greatest researchers into digital knowledge. Results of this approach effect many areas of culture, creating an extremely complex system embedded in the communication space. Thorough knowledge of the context is essential to be able to design effective online systems.

Magyar Nepzene I. Hungarian Folk Music

1972 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Barbara Krader ◽  
Benjámin Rajeczky ◽  
Benjamin Rajeczky
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Hungarian Folk Music
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