András Szőllősy (; 27 February 1921 in Orăştie – 6 December 2007 in

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) was the creator of the Szőllősy index (abbreviated "Sz."), a frequently used index of the works of Hungarian composer

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

. Szőllősy studied composition under

Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (; hu, Kodály Zoltán, ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music ed ...

at the

Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ...

where he was a professor of music history and theory from 1950 until his death. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the

University of Budapest A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

. He won numerous prizes and awards for his own compositions, including Distinguished Composition of the Year 1970 at UNESCO's

International Rostrum of Composers The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) is an annual forum organized by the International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music. It is funded by c ...

in Paris for ''Concerto No. 3 for sixteen strings'', and the 1971 Erkel Prize. In 1985 he won the

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...

– the highest official recognition of the Hungarian state – and in 1987 he was proclaimed Commandeur of the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

by the French government. He became a member of the

Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts The Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts ( hu, Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia) was created in 1992 as an academy associated yet independent from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is intended to be the national academy of arti ...

in 1993 and was awarded the

Széchenyi Prize The Széchenyi Prize ( hu, Széchenyi-díj), named after István Széchenyi, is a prize given in Hungary by the state, replacing the former State Prize in 1990 in recognition of those who have made an outstanding contribution to academic life in Hu ...

in 1997. Szöllősy's musicological writings include books on Bartók, Kodály, and

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably ''Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 to ...

. The Szőllősy index includes all of Bartók's compositions as well as his musicological writings. For instance, '' Concerto for Orchestra'' is Sz. 116 and ''

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta ''Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta'', Sz. 106, BB 114 is one of the best-known compositions by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Commissioned by Paul Sacher to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the chamber orchestra '' Basler Kammero ...

'' is Sz. 106.

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* . Former G. Ricordi website (accessed 19 December 2013). 1921 births 2007 deaths People from Orăștie Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Hungarian composers Hungarian male composers International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners Eötvös Loránd University alumni 20th-century Hungarian male musicians {{Hungary-bio-stub