Mihály Mosonyi was a Hungarian

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...

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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...

. Born Michael Brand, he changed his name to Mosonyi in honor of the district of Moson (where his place of birth was located), with Mihály being the Hungarian equivalent of "Michael". Like many of his peers, he was interested in creating a Hungarian musical style

Music of Hungary

Hungary has made many contributions to the fields of folk, popular and classical music. Hungarian folk music is a prominent part of the national identity and continues to play a major part in Hungarian music...

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Mosonyi was primarily an instrumental composer, writing much piano music, epecially of Hungarian character. His best-known works include Funeral Music and Feast of Purification. He also composed a Piano Concerto in E minor (1844), two symphonies, several masses, an opera (Szep Ilonka), and chamber music (including seven String Quartets, a String Sextet, and works for Piano Trio.).,