Ádám Jenő
Composer
Place of Birth
Szigetszentmiklós
Date of Birth
1896
12 December 1896, Szigetszentmiklós - 15 May 1982, Budapest
He studied composition under Zoltán Kodály and graduated in 1925 simultaneously also in Hungarian literature.
During the first World war he was taken P.O.W. in Russia, thus he saw Western Siberia and Turkestan, subsequently he continued his musical profession. In 1933 he studied conducting under Felix Weingartner.
From 1929 to 1959 he was professor at the Academy of Music, Budapest (faculty: training courses of singing, and education of secondary school music teachers). He was a member of the Board of Directors of ISME (International Society for Musical Education), and secretary of the Hungarian Section of the International Folk Music Council.
In 1955 he was awarded the title of Merited Artist of the Hungarian Peoples Republic, and in 1957 the Kossuth Prize.
He studied composition under Zoltán Kodály and graduated in 1925 simultaneously also in Hungarian literature.
During the first World war he was taken P.O.W. in Russia, thus he saw Western Siberia and Turkestan, subsequently he continued his musical profession. In 1933 he studied conducting under Felix Weingartner.
From 1929 to 1959 he was professor at the Academy of Music, Budapest (faculty: training courses of singing, and education of secondary school music teachers). He was a member of the Board of Directors of ISME (International Society for Musical Education), and secretary of the Hungarian Section of the International Folk Music Council.
In 1955 he was awarded the title of Merited Artist of the Hungarian Peoples Republic, and in 1957 the Kossuth Prize.
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "The Dry Wood of the Violin" | Solo voice(s) with solo instr. and orch. | 1952 |
| "A tavaszi szép időnek" | Orchestral work | 1952 |
| "A toronyban delet" | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1952 |
| "Sorrow Rises with Me" | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 1951 |
| "Dominica" | Symphony orchestra | 1928 |
| "My violin is broken" | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 1953 |
| "Esteledik" | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1951 |
| "Two Peonies" | Chamber orchestra | 1948 |
| "A lad was killed" | Mixed choir | 1929 |
| "Mostan kinyílt" | Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s) | 1939 |
| "Szebb a bimbó..." | Ensemble | 1954 |
| "Recruiter Song" | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1951 |
| "Tulip" | Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra | 1954 |
| 12 Russian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1927 |
| 3 Easy Mixed Choirs | Mixed choir | 1954 |
| 35 Hungarian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra | 1946 |
| Czech Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1950 |
| Cello-Piano Sonata | Chamber Music | 1926 |
| Hungarian-Moldavian Songs | Choir and chamber orchestra | 1951 |
| Remembering Dankó | Chamber orchestra | 1953 |
| The Wandering of a Melody | Symphony orchestra | 1940 |
| Man on the road | Symphony orchestra | 1945 |
| Erdő nincsen zöld ág nélkül | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Village End | Male choir | 1928 |
| Carneval Song | Mixed choir | 1930 |
| String Quartet, No. 1 | Chamber Music | 1924 |
| String Quartet No. 2 | Chamber Music | 1930 |
| Kimentem a selyemrétre kaszálni | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Salute to Kodály (Variations on a theme by Kodály) | Symphony orchestra | 1962 |
| Lacrima sonata | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1930 |
| Hungarian Christmas | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 1938 |
| Hungarian Christmas | Opera | 1955 |
| Maria Veronica | Opera | 1938 |
| Folk Song-Choirs | Mixed choir | 1939 |
| Shepherd Songs | Orchestral work | 1953 |
| Songs from Somogy | Male choir | 1939 |
| Suite for Folk Orchestra | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1949 |
| Én vagyok a kunsági if… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |