Bartók, Béla
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| Birthname | Béla Viktor János Bartók | ||||
| born on | 25 March 1881 at 08:50 (= 08:50 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Nagyszentmiklos, Romania, 46n05, 20e38 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m20e38 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data | 04°48' 03°23 Asc. 12°02'
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Biography
Hungarian-American musician, a leading composer and pianist who was a leading composer of modern times and one of the all-time greats.
At the age of five, his mom started him on the study of piano, and in 1894 he started a serious study of music with Laslo Erkel, followed by study at the Budapest Academy of Music. He was appointed the professor of piano at the Budapest Academy, 1907-1934, and his first opera, "Bluebeard's Castle," was performed in 1927. Moving to the U.S in 1940, he did research at the Columbia University, 1940-1941, and he gave music lessons in New York City.
His first marriage was to one of his pupils, 1909-1923, and he then married Ditta Pasztory with whom he gave duo piano recitals. Resilient, Bartok composed through illness and up until the time of his death of leukemia on 9/26/1945, New York, NY.
Events
- Work : New Career 1907 (Pro. at the Budapest Academy, 27 yrs.)
- Relationship : Marriage 1909 (First marriage)
- Relationship : Marriage 1923 (Second marriage Ditta Pasztory)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1927 (First opera released)
- Family : Change residence 1940 (Moved to U.S.)
- Work : New Job 1940 (Columbia University)
- Death, Cause unspecified 26 September 1945 (Age 64)
Source Notes
Luc de Marre quotes Terres in Das Kosmopsychogramm and three biographies
Categories
- Traits : Mind : Child prodigy (Begun study of piano at age five)
- Traits : Personality : Personality robust (Resilient)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Leukemia, terminal)
- Lifestyle : Work : Retirement circumstances (Poverty)
- Lifestyle : Financial : On the edge (Died extremely poor and in debt)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Piano)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger (Composer)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Piano)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer (Piano, string concertos, operas, folk material)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (One of all-time greats)
- 1881 births
- Birthday 25 March
- Birthplace Nagyszentmiklos, ROM
- Sun 4 Aries
- Moon 3 Aquarius
- Asc 12 Gemini
- 1945 deaths
- Traits : Mind : Child prodigy
- Traits : Personality : Personality robust
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Lifestyle : Work : Retirement circumstances
- Lifestyle : Financial : On the edge
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession

04°48'
03°23 Asc.
12°02'