Jeno Takacs.Famed Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist Jeno Takacs died November 14 at age 103. Born September 25, 1902, in Hungary (later Austria), Takacs worked in Egypt and the Philippines in the late 1920s and early 1930s, later returning to Europe. From 1952-1970 he was professor of piano and composition at what is now the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Its origins come from two sources: the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, formed in 1867 as part of a girls' finishing school, and the College of Music of Cincinnati, which opened in 1878. . After he retired, Takacs returned to Austria, where he spent the last 35 years of his life. In 2002, his 100th birthday was celebrated with more than 200 concerts featuring his music, a large exhibition in Eisenstadt, capital of his native province of Burgenland, a commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem book and new editions of his scores and CDs. Takacs wrote some 200 works. His catalogue contains ballet music, one cantata cantata (kəntä`tə) [Ital.,=sung], composite musical form similar to a short unacted opera or brief oratorio, developed in Italy in the baroque period. (Song of Creation), orchestral music, chamber music, solo pieces, choral cho·ral adj. 1. Of or relating to a chorus or choir. 2. Performed or written for performance by a chorus. [Medieval Latin chor works and songs. Best known among them is his piano music, which belongs to the world wide repertory REPERTORY. This word is nearly synonymous with inventory, and is so called because its contents are arranged in such order as to be easily found. Clef des Lois Rom. h.t.; Merl. Repertoire, h.t. 2. and his music for children. |
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