Background
SZOLLOSY, Andras was born on February 27, 1921 in Szaszvaros. Son of Janos Szoll6sy and Julia Toth.
composer musicologist university professor
SZOLLOSY, Andras was born on February 27, 1921 in Szaszvaros. Son of Janos Szoll6sy and Julia Toth.
Szőllősy studied composition under Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music where he was a professor of music history and theory from 1950 until his death. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Budapest.
Oly korban eltem (Improvisation of Fear) (ballet) 1963; orchestral works: five Concertos, Musica per Orchestra 1972, Trasfigurazioni 1972, Musica Concertante 1973, Preludio, Adagio e Fuga 1973, Sonorita 1974, Musiche Per Ottoni 1975, Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings 1979, Pro Somno Igoris Stravinsky Quieto 1979, Fabula Phaedri for vocal ensemble 1982 (composed for the King"s Singers), In Phariseos (for choir) 1982, Tristia (for strings) 1983, Planctus Mariae (for female choir) 1983, Suoni di tromba 1984, Miserere (composed for the King"s Singers) 1985, Fragments 1985, Quartetto di Tromboni 1986, Canto d’autunno (for orchestra) 1986; Due Paesaggi (for piano) 1987, String Quartet 1988; songs; incidental music for plays and films.3 for sixteen strings, and the 1971 Erkel Prize. Szöllősy"s musicological writings include books on Bartók, Kodály, and Arthur Honegger. The Szőllősy index includes all of Bartók"s compositions as well as his musicological writings.
Foreign instance, Concerto for Orchestra is Sz.
116 and Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is Sz.
Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.
Married Eva Kemenyfy in 1944.