1st Edition

Zoltan Kodaly A Guide to Research

By Michael Houlahan, Philip Tacka Copyright 1998
630 Pages
by Routledge

630 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 1998. This  book serves as the key to study of Kodaly for an English-speaking audience. The volume presents a biographical outline, a catalog of his compositions according to genre, and over 1,400 annotated primary and secondary sources. Three indexes cover listings by author and title, Kodaly's compositions, and proper names. Primary sources include Kodaly's own essays,... Read more

Preface, Acknowledgments, I: Zoltán Kodály: A Biographical Outline, II: Published Compositions According to Genre, III: Primary Sources: Kodály's Writings and Other Documents, IV: Biographical and Historical Studies, V: Studies of Kodály's Musical Compositions, VI: The Kodály Concept of Music Education, VII: Dissertations and Theses, VII: Bibliographic Guides, Author-Title Index, Compositions Index, Proper Names Index

Biography

Micheal Houlahan is Professor of Music Theory at Millersville University. He holds a Kodaly Diploma from the Franz Liszt Academy - Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute in Budapest and from the Kodaly Center of America. Philip Tacka is Professor of Music at Millersville University. He holds a Kodaly Diploma from the Franz Liszt Academy - Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute in Budapest and from the Kodaly Center of America. Both authors have lectured internationally on music theory, education and Kodaly studies.

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