Mátyás Seiber

Mátyás Seiber
Seiber, c. 1935
Born4 May 1905
Budapest, Hungary
Died24 September 1960
Kruger National Park, South Africa
CitizenshipHungary
United Kingdom
OccupationComposer

Mátyás György Seiber (Hungarian: [ˈmaːcaːʃ ˈʃaibɛr], sometimes given as Matthis Seyber; 4 May 1905 – 24 September 1960) was a Hungarian-born British composer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1935 onwards. His work linked many diverse musical influences, from the Hungarian tradition of Bartók and Kodály, to Schoenberg and serial music, to jazz, folk song, and lighter music.