Zoltan Kodaly (Koh-dye)
Composer (If this link doesn't take you to the right composer, click on "by composer" on the page and find the composer of the week there): http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/zoltan-kodaly.aspx
Listening:
Listen to the example on the page above as well as this example below:
Háry Janos Suite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSv5CvhOEsA
Question: Who was the other famous composer Kodaly worked with to study Hungarian music? What did he do with music education? What did he believe/help others understand?
He's music is so cool! He adds a lot of depth but it sound more simple. Definitely not something you would hear every day! The Cimbalom instrument (I think that's what it's called... Now that was SWEET!!
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