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György Ránki - Polynesian Lullaby

György Ránki was born in Budapest on October 30, 1907. Between 1926 and 1930 he studied composition under Zoltán Kodály at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. He went on to study ethnomusicology and folk music under the guidance of László Lajtha at the Ethnographic Museum in Budapest, then in 1948 and 1949 later further studies in Asian folk music in London and Paris (at the Musée de l'Homme). Between 1947 and 1948 he was head of the music department of Hungarian Radio. From 1949 he gave his attention to composition. He died in Budapest on May 22, 1992. His greatest successes have been stage works, above all the opera Pomádé király uj ruhája (‘King Pomádé’s New Clothes’, based on the Andersen story), which draws most of its material from Hungarian folk music. He also wrote a two-act mystery opera, Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man), based on the eponymous play by Imre Madách. South Asian influences are particularly evident in Pentaerophonia for wind quintet, which imitates gamelan effects. In some works he makes use of the Fibonacci series, following (presumably) Bartók; an example is the fantasy 1514 for piano and orchestra, which was based on wood carvings by Derkovits. He also composed incidental music for the theatre and music for films. György Ránki's art is characterized by stylistic variety. His individual application of Hungarian folk music and the musical folklore of other nations is observable throughout his work. Ránki not only employed authentic folk melodies and musical idioms in his music but also pulled on jazz elements. In addition, he frequently took advantage of the power that quotation from the most diverse musical periods and styles has of creating atmosphere. Rich in ideas that are full of character, his compositions reveal surpassing mastery of his craft. His exceptional descriptive ability and his special feeling for the grotesque, the ironic and the exotic made him one of the most outstanding composers of his time for the theatre. Besides operas, incidental music for the theatre, oratorios and other vocal and instrumental compositions he also wrote numerous film scores. His most important prizes and awards:Erkel Prize (1952, 1957); Kossuth Prize (1954); Artist of Merit (1963); Outstanding Artist (1987). Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Commander's Cross (1992). *** The image used in the video is a M. M.'s painting, and we would like to thank him for his kind permission to reproduce his painting. There is no copyright infringement intended. if you wish this recording to be removed, it can be done, please just let us know and the video will be removed.