Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer
Died when: 64 years 185 days (774 months)Star Sign: Aries
Béla Viktor János Bartók (/ˈbeɪlə ˈbɑːrtɒk/;Hungarian: [ˈbɒrtoːk ˈbeːlɒ]; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist.
He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers.
Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology.
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