Zoltán Kodály

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Born 16 December 1882. Died 6 March 1967.

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Zoltán Kodály (Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.

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