CONTEMPORARY VOICES FROM EGER. A CROSS-SECTION FROM THE PIANO WORKS OF LÁSZLÓ KÁTAI Cover Image

CONTEMPORARY VOICES FROM EGER. A CROSS-SECTION FROM THE PIANO WORKS OF LÁSZLÓ KÁTAI
CONTEMPORARY VOICES FROM EGER. A CROSS-SECTION FROM THE PIANO WORKS OF LÁSZLÓ KÁTAI

Author(s): Judit Csüllög, Krisztina Várady
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: László Kátai; Bartók’s style; piano pieces; musical analysis; Hungarian folk music;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the article is introducing the Hungarian contemporary composer, László Kátai. He is a retired associate professor who worked for almost 30 years at the Music Department of Eszterházy Károly College (Eger, Hungary). His compositions are strongly connected to Hungarian folk music and his musical language is based on Béla Bartók’s style amongst some other influences. The analysis of four piano compositions is the essence of the study.

  • Issue Year: 65/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 143-172
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: English
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