Gyula Dávid
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Gyula Dávid was a Hungarian
violist
and composer
.
Dávid studied composition with Zoltán Kodály
at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
. He played viola
with the Municipal Orchestra in Budapest
from 1940 to 1943, and was a conductor at the National Theatre
from 1945 to 1949.
Dávid's music can largely be divided into two periods: his early compositions were influenced by folk song, and those from his second period are more chromatic
or 12-tone
serial
. One of the most famous compositions of his first period is his Viola Concerto (1950).
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Vocal
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
violist
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Dávid studied composition with Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
. He played viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
with the Municipal Orchestra in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
from 1940 to 1943, and was a conductor at the National Theatre
National Theatre (Budapest)
The National Theatre is the main theatre of Budapest, and the largest such institution in Hungary, opening originally in 1837. Its company used several locations since then, including the original building at the Kerepesi street, and the People's Theatre at the Blaha Lujza Square...
from 1945 to 1949.
Dávid's music can largely be divided into two periods: his early compositions were influenced by folk song, and those from his second period are more chromatic
Chromaticism
Chromaticism is a compositional technique interspersing the primary diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the chromatic scale. Chromaticism is in contrast or addition to tonality or diatonicism...
or 12-tone
Twelve-tone technique
Twelve-tone technique is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg...
serial
Serialism
In music, serialism is a method or technique of composition that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, though his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as one example of...
. One of the most famous compositions of his first period is his Viola Concerto (1950).
Selected works
Orchestral- Symphony No. 1 (I. szimfónia) (1947)
- Tánczene, magyar népdalfeldolgozások (Dance Music, Based on Hungarian Folk Songs) (published 1952)
- Symphony No. 2 (II. szimfónia) (1957)
- Symphony No. 3 (III. szimfónia) (1960)
- Sinfonietta for small orchestra (1961)
- Színházi zene (Theatrical Music; Theatermusik) (published 1963)
- Symphony No. 4 (IV. szimfónia) (1970)
- Festive Overture (Ünnepi előjáték) (1972)
Concertante
- Concerto (Brácsaverseny) for viola and orchestra (1950)
- Concerto (Hegedűverseny) for violin and orchestra (published 1970)
- Concerto (Kürtverseny) for horn and orchestra (published 1976)
Chamber music
- Wind Quintet No. 1 (I. Fúvósötös) (published 1954)
- Sonata (Sonata fuvolára és zongorára) for flute and piano (published 1954)
- Serenade for wind quintet (1955)
- Preludio for flute and piano (1964)
- Wind Quintet No. 3 (III. Fúvósötös) (published 1965)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1969)
- Miniature for 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba (published 1971)
- Wind Quintet No. 4 (IV. Fúvósötös) (published 1971)
- Pezzo (Piece) for viola and piano (1974)
- Piano Trio (published 1974)
- String Quartet No. 2 (published 1976)
- Sonata for violin solo (published 1983)
Piano
- Piano Sonata (Szonáta zongorára) (1955)
Vocal
- A rózsalángolás (The Burning Rose), Chamber Music for female voice, flute and viola (1966); words by István Vas
Discography
- Gyula Dávid: Viola Concerto – Pál LukácsPál LukácsPál Lukács was a Hungarian viola virtuoso, concert and recording artist, and music educator.Lukács studied voice, and also violin with Imre Waldbauer at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He switched to viola in 1935 after hearing a viola performance by Lionel Tertis accompanied by...
(viola); János FerencsikJános FerencsikJános Ferencsik was a Hungarian conductor.Ferencsik was born in Budapest; he actively played music even as a very young boy. He took violin lessons and taught himself to play the organ. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Budapest, where his major subjects were organ performance...
(conductor); Hungarian State Orchestra; Hungaroton HCD31989
- Gyula Dávid: Viola Concerto, Violin Concerto, Sinfonietta – Pál LukácsPál LukácsPál Lukács was a Hungarian viola virtuoso, concert and recording artist, and music educator.Lukács studied voice, and also violin with Imre Waldbauer at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He switched to viola in 1935 after hearing a viola performance by Lionel Tertis accompanied by...
(viola); Dénes Kovács (violin); János FerencsikJános FerencsikJános Ferencsik was a Hungarian conductor.Ferencsik was born in Budapest; he actively played music even as a very young boy. He took violin lessons and taught himself to play the organ. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Budapest, where his major subjects were organ performance...
, Ervin Lukács, Tamás Breitner (conductors); Hungarian State Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Hungaroton SLPX 12452 (LP)