The History of Bela Bartok
The composer that I will be writing about in the paper will be Bela Bartok. Bartok was born on March 25, 1881 and he died on September 26, 1945. He was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He along with another composer named Liszt are known as Hungary’s greatest composers. What I found really cool during my research was that he was musically talented at an early age. He was able to play 40 pieces on the piano at the age of 4. I don't know any 4 year old that can play 40 pieces on the piano, I can't even play 40 pieces on the piano. It’s good that his mother really encouraged him to play music because she was the one that would teach him how to play. Bartok was also a sick child because he suffered from a severe eczema until the age of 5. Eczema is a medical condition that patches of skin become rough and end up having blisters that cause itching and bleeding. I would feel bad for him having to suffer from that at an …show more content…
He was opposed to the Nazis and hungers siding with Germany. That made Bartok refuse to give concerts in Germany because the Nazis were in power. Bartok then emigrated to the United States with his wife Ditta and their son Peter. Bartok never felt and became fully at home while he was in the United States. He was well known in America as a pianist and a teacher but not as a composer. Not many Americans were interested in his music. While he was getting old, he was also getting sick and having some health issues. One of his symptoms was his right shoulder being stiff. He also had fevers and was diagnosed with leukemia. His body was slowly failing and Bartok was finding more creative ways and produced some masterpieces with the help of Joseph Sziegeti who was a violinist and Fritz Reiner. Bartok’s last work was the String Quartet 6 and Concerto for Orchestra. The Concerto for Orchestra was Bartok’s most popular work but he didn't live long enough to see it’s
The composer that I will be writing about in the paper will be Bela Bartok. Bartok was born on March 25, 1881 and he died on September 26, 1945. He was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He along with another composer named Liszt are known as Hungary’s greatest composers. What I found really cool during my research was that he was musically talented at an early age. He was able to play 40 pieces on the piano at the age of 4. I don't know any 4 year old that can play 40 pieces on the piano, I can't even play 40 pieces on the piano. It’s good that his mother really encouraged him to play music because she was the one that would teach him how to play. Bartok was also a sick child because he suffered from a severe eczema until the age of 5. Eczema is a medical condition that patches of skin become rough and end up having blisters that cause itching and bleeding. I would feel bad for him having to suffer from that at an …show more content…
He was opposed to the Nazis and hungers siding with Germany. That made Bartok refuse to give concerts in Germany because the Nazis were in power. Bartok then emigrated to the United States with his wife Ditta and their son Peter. Bartok never felt and became fully at home while he was in the United States. He was well known in America as a pianist and a teacher but not as a composer. Not many Americans were interested in his music. While he was getting old, he was also getting sick and having some health issues. One of his symptoms was his right shoulder being stiff. He also had fevers and was diagnosed with leukemia. His body was slowly failing and Bartok was finding more creative ways and produced some masterpieces with the help of Joseph Sziegeti who was a violinist and Fritz Reiner. Bartok’s last work was the String Quartet 6 and Concerto for Orchestra. The Concerto for Orchestra was Bartok’s most popular work but he didn't live long enough to see it’s