About Albert Siklós
Lived 1878 – 1942 (aged 63). Albert Siklós was a Hungarian composer, pedagogue, cellist and university teacher.
Albert Siklós (born Albert Schönwald: 26 June 1878 in Budapest – 3 April 1942 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer.
Siklós studied at Budapest's music academy 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 and 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.
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Who was Albert Siklós?
Hungarian composer (1878-1942)
When was Albert Siklós born?
Albert Siklós was born on 26 June 1878 in Budapest.
When did Albert Siklós die?
Albert Siklós died on 3 April 1942 in Budapest.
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Albert Siklós was a composer, pedagogue, cellist and university teacher.
What nationality was Albert Siklós?
Albert Siklós was Hungarian.
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