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Gábor Darvas
Gábor Darvas (until 1952 Gábor Steinberger) (January 18, 1911 – February 18, 1985) was a Hungarian composer and musicologist. He was one of the first Hungarian composers to work in the field of electronic music. As a musicologist, his interest was primarily in music of the 15th and 16th centuries.
He was born at Szatmárnémeti. Between 1929 and 1932 he studied at the Budapest Academy of Music with Zoltán Kodály. During the Second World War he lived in Chile, working as a conductor and a musicologist. After returning to Hungary he commenced an active career as a composer, writing film scores as well as pieces using tape.
External link
- Gábor Darvas Website (http://www.darvas.de/gd/)