SANDOR, Emma
Name:
SANDOR, Emma (1863-1958)
Musical genre:
Chamber Music, Folk, Solo Instrument
Country of birth:
Hungary
Country of location:
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Notes:
Emma Sándor was a Hungarian composer, folklorist, and translator. Her brother was Pál Sándor, a member of parliament.
Her father was merchant Móric Schlesinger and her mother Sarlolta Deutsch, both of Jewish descent. In 1883, she married the merchant Henrik Gruber. She learned to play the piano and sing, and around the turn of the century, she knew the most important personalities of Budapest's musical life. From 1903, she studied composition with Béla Bartók, then in 1905–06 with Zoltán Kodály. She held a musical salon.
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