Zoltán Kodály
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Kodály in the 1930s | |
| Born | 16 December 1882 Kecskemét, Hungary |
| Died | 6 March 1967 (aged 84) Budapest, Hungary |
| Education | Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music |
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| Known for | Kodály Method |
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Zoltán Kodály (UK: /ˈkoʊdaɪ/, US: /koʊˈdaɪ/; Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, pronounced [ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn]; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education.