Hajdu Mihály
Composer
Place of Birth
Orosháza
Date of Birth
1909
1909 January 30 Orosháza - 1990 July 23
He studied composition with Zoltán Kodály as well as piano with István Thomán and Arnold Székely at the Budapest Academy of Music (1929-33).
He taught at several private music schools, subsequently at the Budapest Municipal Music School Organization, the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and since 1961 he has been professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest. In 1957 he was awarded the Erkel Prize.
His cycle of songs won the first prize at the competition organized on the occasion of the 25th aniversary of Budapest's liberation, in 1970. His "Capriccio all'ongarese" was awarded the Hungarian Radio's Prize of the Public.
He studied composition with Zoltán Kodály as well as piano with István Thomán and Arnold Székely at the Budapest Academy of Music (1929-33).
He taught at several private music schools, subsequently at the Budapest Municipal Music School Organization, the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and since 1961 he has been professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest. In 1957 he was awarded the Erkel Prize.
His cycle of songs won the first prize at the competition organized on the occasion of the 25th aniversary of Budapest's liberation, in 1970. His "Capriccio all'ongarese" was awarded the Hungarian Radio's Prize of the Public.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
Hajdu Mihály: Szőkül a fűz - Kamaraművek, kórusok, zongoradarabok
(Hajdu, Mihály: Blonde Willows - Chamber Works, Choruses & Piano Pieces) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32614 |
Own |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Songs | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1948 |
| 22 Duos | Chamber Music | 1951 |
| 3 Songs | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1948 |
| 4 Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1953 |
| 5 Children´s Choruses | Children's choir | 1949 |
| 5 Hungarian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1951 |
| 5 Piano Pieces | Instrumental solo | 1955 |
| Song of the Wolves | Mixed choir | 1950 |
| Az a tél | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Folk Songs from Békés | Instrumental solo | 1935 |
| Capriccio all´ongarese | Orchestral work | 1969 |
| Concertino gordonkára és vonóskarra | Concerto | 1963 |
| Concertino per Violoncello e Archi - Riduzione per Violoncello e pianoforte | Chamber Music | 1963 |
| Elegy | Instrumental solo | 1932 |
| Clouds | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1946 |
| Trio for Wind Instruments | Chamber Music | 1958 |
| Hamvadó | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Six Hungarian Folk Dance Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1952 |
| Songs from Hortobágy | Mixed choir | 1953 |
| Three Scherzos | Instrumental solo | 1931 |
| Three Scoffer-Songs | Female choir | 1953 |
| Three Pieces | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Jóság síró vágya | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Round Dance | Chamber Music | 1955 |
| Small Suite | Chamber Music | 1959 |
| Greeting of Kodály (Variations on a theme by Kodály) | Symphony orchestra | 1962 |
| Kata Kádár | Opera | 1951 |
| Canons | Mixed choir | 1952 |
| Two Concert Studies for Harp / Zwei Konzertetüden für Harfe | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Two Girls Choirs | Choir a cappella | 0 |
| Two Madrigals | Female choir | 1938 |
| Two Pairing Songs | Choir a cappella | 1955 |
| Two Dances | Chamber Music | 1950 |
| Songs from Kőrös-region | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Folk Songs from Kőrös-region | Mixed choir | 1951 |
| Lyrical Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1957 |
| Hungarian Children´s Songs | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Hungarian Children´s Songs | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Hungarian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1953 |
| Hungarian Shepherd´s Songs | Chamber Music | 1953 |
| Marcia burlesca | Instrumental solo | 1933 |
| Miniature Suite | Instrumental solo | 1934 |
| May Feast | Mixed choir | 1954 |
| Májusi zápor után | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Nem adom vissza | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Eight Etudes for Junior String Orchestra | Ensemble | 0 |
| Four Soldier´s Songs | Male choir | 1953 |
| Four Movements for Wind Quintet | Ensemble | 1979 |
| Songs of People | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Pastorale and Rondeau | Chamber Music | 1944 |
| Rózsa | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Sonata No. 2 | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Sugár magas… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Slovak Folk Songs | Orchestral work | 1950 |
| Sonatina | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Sonatina | Chamber Music | 1951 |
| Sonata | Instrumental solo | 1938 |
| Sonata for Violin and Piano | Chamber Music | 1953 |
| Suite | Chamber Music | 1934 |
| Spring Motets | Mixed choir | 1968 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 1955 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 1957 |
| Ten Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1940 |
| Variations and Rondo | Chamber Music | 1966 |
| Varázslás | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Recruiting Song Rondeau | Symphony orchestra | 1940 |
| Virágim, virágim… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| String Quartet | Chamber Music | 1936 |
| April Serenade | Orchestral work | 1941 |
| Transcription - André Grétry: The Two Misers | Opera | 1949 |
| Transcription - Pongrác Kacsóh: Summer Desire | Choir and orchestra | 1942 |
| Édesanyám a rózsa… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |