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The modern Hungarian concert cimbalom was designed and created by V. Josef Schunda in 1874 in Budapest based on his modifications to existing folk dulcimers. [1] He demonstrated an early prototype with some improvements at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, gaining praise from audiences and drawing the attention of highly-placed Hungarian politicians such as József Zichy, Gyula Andrássy, and King ...
1979 Contemporary Hungarian Cimbalom Music, Vol.2 (Hungaroton SLPX 12012) 1979 Baroque Music (with others, Hungaroton 12117) 1979 Musica Da Camera No.2 / Three Pieces For Flute And Cimbalom / Four Intermezzos / Sonata For Horn And Piano / Concerto Da Camera (with others, Hungaroton SLPX 12061) 1979 Hungarian Cimbalom Music (Hungaroton SLPX 18062)
Balogh is a Hungarian cimbalom player and part of a lineage of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. [3] As a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, he completed his studies in 1980 under the supervision of Ferenc Gerencsér. [4] Balogh studied Gypsy music in Europe and Asia for several years.
From the age of 16 to 24, Rácz apparently supported himself as a working musician in Hungarian folk music ensembles in Budapest. [4] In 1910, following a folk ensemble on a tour, Rácz relocated to Paris and studied French music, language and philosophy, while continuing to support himself by playing his cimbalom in traditional music ensembles. [5]
The Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra consist of a lead violin referred to as a Primas, a second violin or viola, tenor violin, bass fiddle and a cimbalom. Their music was an important part of world roots music, and they performed throughout America in Hungarian music and all genres of music.
The cimbalom takes care of the harmony. The Cimbalom – A characteristic instrument for producing the style is the cimbalom. It has a playing surface strung with steel strings which are hammered with two beaters. The chords are played in arpeggio: one note after the other in rapid succession. This provides the tinkling sound that adds much to ...
The name Népzene is also used for Hungarian folk music as an umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional folk music from Hungary and Hungarian minorities living in modern-day Austria, the, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, central Romania (Transylvania) (Székely), Moldova (Csángó), and Serbia.
The combination of musical themes which are usually taken from traditional folk songs and novel instrumentation makes Tárkány Művek one-of-a-kind. The distinctive sound of the folk dulcimer or cimbalom, saxophone, kontra and bass are enriched with female vocals which make these folk tunes unforgettable.