Albert Siklós

Albert Siklós
Siklós, c. 1910–1915
Born
Albert Schönwald

(1878-06-26)26 June 1878
Budapest, Hungary
Died3 April 1942(1942-04-03) (aged 63)
Budapest, Hungary
Occupations
Years active1918–1940s
StyleClassical

Albert Siklós (born Albert Schönwald; 26 June 1878 in Budapest – 3 April 1942 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer.

Siklós studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music under Hans von Koessler. From 1918 on, he taught composition, aesthetic and choir singing at the academy; in 1928, he became a ministerialis commissioner at the conservatory. One of his pupils was musicologist Lajos Kiss.

He composed two operas and a pantomime, two symphonies, a symphony for twelve double basses, four orchestral suites, two cello concertos, a piano concerto and one violin concerto. On the side, he penned a Hungarian music lexicon and a musical treatise.

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Robin; Smith, Gordon Ernest (2001). Istvan Anhalt: Pathways and Memory. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7735-2102-5. Albert Siklós, who until his death in 1942 shared the composition teaching duties with Kodály at the academy, was another Koessler pupil.
  2. ↑ Sárosi, Bálint Sárosi (2001). "Kiss, Lajos". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15070.
  3. ↑ Opera Glass