COMPOSER

Zoltán Kodály

1882 - 1967

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Zoltán Kodály (UK: , US: ; Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, pronounced [ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn]; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zoltán Kodály has received more than 647,056 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Zoltán Kodály is the 103rd most popular composer (up from 116th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Composer.

Zoltán Kodály is most famous for his work in the field of music education. He was one of the first composers to incorporate folk music into his compositions.

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  • 650k

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  • 68.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Zoltán Kodály ranks 103 out of 1,451. Before him are Ruggero Leoncavallo, Léo Delibes, John Cage, Arvo Pärt, Jacopo Peri, and Francis Poulenc. After him are Adolphe Adam, Paul Hindemith, Heinrich Schütz, Manuel de Falla, Carlo Gesualdo, and Giacomo Meyerbeer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Zoltán Kodály ranks 25. Before him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Melanie Klein, Getúlio Vargas, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Umberto Boccioni, and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. After him are Lili Elbe, Rodolfo Graziani, James Franck, Edward Hopper, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, and Charles Ponzi. Among people deceased in 1967, Zoltán Kodály ranks 13. Before him are Casimir Funk, Vladimir Komarov, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Clement Attlee, Ilse Koch, and Spencer Tracy. After him are Jack Ruby, André Maurois, Edward Hopper, Jayne Mansfield, Gordon Allport, and Rodion Malinovsky.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Zoltán Kodály ranks 43 out of 1,077. Before him are László Bíró (1899), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), Sándor Kocsis (1929), Dennis Gabor (1900), Sándor Márai (1900), and Sándor Petőfi (1823). After him are Ágota Kristóf (1935), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), László Kubala (1927), Imre Lakatos (1922), Flórián Albert (1941), and Lajos Kossuth (1802).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Zoltán Kodály ranks 2. Before him are Franz Lehár (1870). After him are Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Miklós Rózsa (1907), Hans Richter (1843), Ferenc Erkel (1810), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Joseph Kosma (1905), Karl Goldmark (1830), Dora Pejačević (1885), Hans Swarowsky (1899), and Joseph Szigeti (1892).

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