Background
Balassa, Sandor was born on January 20, 1935 in Budapest. Son of János Balassa and Eszter Bora.
Balassa, Sandor was born on January 20, 1935 in Budapest. Son of János Balassa and Eszter Bora.
Budapest Conservatory and Music Academy, of Budapest. Composition under Endre Szervanszky at Budapest Music Academy, obtained diploma 1965.
vocal: Legenda 1967. Antinomia 1968, Requiem for Lajos Kassak 1969, Cantata Y 1970, Motetta 1973, Tresses 1979, Kyrie for female choir 1981, The Third Planet, opera-cantata 1986; opera: Az ajton kivul (The Man Outside) 1976; instrumental: Dimensioni 1966, Quartetto per percussioni 1969, Xenia 1970, Tabulae 1972, The Last Shepherd 1978, Quintet for Brass 1979, The Flowers of Hajta 1984; orchestral: Lupercalia 1971, Iris 1972, Chant of Glarus 1978, The Island of Everlasting Youth 1979, Calls and Cries 1980, A Daydreamer's Diary 1983, Three Phantasias 1984, Little Grape and Little Fish 1987. Began career as a mechanic. Entered Budapest Conservator;' at age 17. Stu; director Hungarian Radio 1964-1980.
Teacher of instrumentation, Music. Academy Budapest 1981.
Compositions include (vocal) Legenda, 1967, Antinomia, 1968, Requiem for Lajos Kassák, 1969, Cantata Y, 1970, Motetta, 1973, Tresses, 1979, Kyrie, 1981, The Third Planet, 1986, Chant of Orphans, 1995, Capriccio, 1996, Spring Song, Autumn Song, 1997, others. (operas) The Man Outside, 1976, Karl and Anna, 1992. Földindulás, 2001.
(instrumentals) Dimensioni, 1966, Quartetto per percussioni, 1969, Xenia, 1970, Tabulae, 1972, The Last Shepherd, 1978, Quintet for Brass, 1979, The Flowers of Hajta, 1984, Sonatina for harp, 1993, Sonatina for Piano, 1996, Preludes and Fantasia for Organ, 1996, others. (orchestral) Lupercalia, 1971, Iris, 1972, Chant of Glarus, 1978, The Island of Everlasting Youth, 1979, Calls and Cries, 1980, A Daydreamer's Diary, 1983, Three Phantasies, 1984, Little Grape and Little Fish, 1987, Fairy Ilona, 1992, Prince Csaba, 1993, Bolcske Concerto, 1993, Mucsai Dances, 1994, Sons of the Sun, 1995, Four Portraits, 1996, Number 301 Parcel, 1997, Pecs Concerto, 1998, Hungarian Coronation Music, 1998, Hun's Valley, 1999, Double Concerto for Oboe, Horn and String Orchestra, 2000, Fantasy for Harp and String Orchestra, 2001, The Flowers of October for Orchestra, 2003, Excursions on the Sun's Mountain for String Orchestra, 2003, Godollo Concerto for Guitar Orchestra, 2003. (chamber music) Little Girland-trio for flute, violin and harp, 1994, John's Day music for violin, 1994, String Quartet, 1995, Nyirbator's bells for brass, 1996, Duets for flute and harp, 1998, Pastoral and rondo for violin and horn, 1998, Summer intermezzo for oboe and piano, 2000, Eight Movements for Two Clarinets, 2001, Duets for Two Violins, 2001, Songs out of the Street Sumegvar, 2003.
(pieces for chorus) Woodcutter for male choir, 1998, Moongesang and Sun anthem for male choir, 1998, Winter cantata for children chorus and string orchestra, 1999, Christmas legend for female choir, 1999, Secret of the Heart cantata, 2002, (nonet) Xenia II, 2002, A Gólyához for Mixed Choir, 2003, Letters from a Reservation for zimbalo ungherese, 2003, Duets for two violins, 2003, Szeged concerto for sting orchestra, 2004, Music trumpet and orchestra, 2004.
Married Marianna Orosz, 1994. 2 children.