Buday Dénes (Denes von Buday) was a Hungarian composer, born in Budapest.
He was a well known composer of both poems and music for films made between 1930 and 1950. Buday studied at the Academy of Music, which is today known as the
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (, 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 Liszt Collection, which features several ...
, where his teacher,
Hans von Koessler
Hans von Koessler (1 January 1853 – 23 May 1926) was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler.
Biography
Koessler, a cousin of Max Reger, was born in Waldeck, Fic ...
, held his lectures in German.
Work
Opera
Buday's only opera, the comedy ''Loreley'', premiered in 1919 in Vienna.
Operettas
Buday authored many operettas and musical comedies, which were shown on stage between 1916 and 1947.
Movie composer
References
Book Reference
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External links
* by Gyula Juhász; the composer is singing and playing the piano
* ≈''I love you Ágnes'' with János Sárdy
* ≈''Hearth could not pour forth'' with Janka Sólyom
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Hungarian film score composers
Hungarian male film score composers
1890 births
1963 deaths
Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni
Composers from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian pianists
20th-century Hungarian composers
Hungarian male pianists
20th-century Hungarian male musicians