Hajdu Mihály
Composer
Place of Birth
Orosháza
Date of Birth
1909
1909 January 30 Orosháza - 1990 July 23 Budapest
He studied composition with Zoltán Kodály as well as piano with István Thomán and Arnold Székely at the Budapest Academy of Music (1929-33).
He taught at several private music schools, subsequently at the Budapest Municipal Music School Organization, the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and since 1961 he has been professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest. In 1957 he was awarded the Erkel Prize.
His cycle of songs won the first prize at the competition organized on the occasion of the 25th aniversary of Budapest's liberation, in 1970. His "Capriccio all'ongarese" was awarded the Hungarian Radio's Prize of the Public.
He studied composition with Zoltán Kodály as well as piano with István Thomán and Arnold Székely at the Budapest Academy of Music (1929-33).
He taught at several private music schools, subsequently at the Budapest Municipal Music School Organization, the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and since 1961 he has been professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest. In 1957 he was awarded the Erkel Prize.
His cycle of songs won the first prize at the competition organized on the occasion of the 25th aniversary of Budapest's liberation, in 1970. His "Capriccio all'ongarese" was awarded the Hungarian Radio's Prize of the Public.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
Hajdu, Mihály: Blonde Willows - Chamber Works, Choruses & Piano Pieces
(Hajdu Mihály: Szőkül a fűz - Kamaraművek, kórusok, zongoradarabok) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32614 |
Own |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Songs | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1948 |
| 22 Duos | Chamber Music | 1951 |
| 3 Songs | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1948 |
| 4 Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1953 |
| 5 Children´s Choruses | Children's choir | 1949 |
| 5 Hungarian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1951 |
| 5 Piano Pieces | Instrumental solo | 1955 |
| April Serenade | Orchestral work | 1941 |
| Az a tél | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Canons | Mixed choir | 1952 |
| Capriccio all´ongarese | Orchestral work | 1969 |
| Clouds | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1946 |
| Concertino gordonkára és vonóskarra | Concerto | 1963 |
| Concertino per Violoncello e Archi - Riduzione per Violoncello e pianoforte | Chamber Music | 1963 |
| Édesanyám a rózsa… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Eight Etudes for Junior String Orchestra | Ensemble | 0 |
| Elegy | Instrumental solo | 1932 |
| Folk Songs from Békés | Instrumental solo | 1935 |
| Folk Songs from Kőrös-region | Mixed choir | 1951 |
| Four Movements for Wind Quintet | Ensemble | 1979 |
| Four Soldier´s Songs | Male choir | 1953 |
| Hamvadó | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Hungarian Children´s Songs | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Hungarian Children´s Songs | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Hungarian Folk Songs | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1953 |
| Hungarian Shepherd´s Songs | Chamber Music | 1953 |
| Jóság síró vágya | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Kata Kádár | Opera | 1951 |
| Lyrical Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1957 |
| Marcia burlesca | Instrumental solo | 1933 |
| May Feast | Mixed choir | 1954 |
| Májusi zápor után | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Miniature Suite | Instrumental solo | 1934 |
| Nem adom vissza | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Pastorale and Rondeau | Chamber Music | 1944 |
| Recruiting Song Rondeau | Symphony orchestra | 1940 |
| Round Dance | Chamber Music | 1955 |
| Rózsa | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Salute to Kodály (Variations on a theme by Kodály) | Symphony orchestra | 1962 |
| Six Hungarian Folk Dance Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1952 |
| Slovak Folk Songs | Orchestral work | 1950 |
| Small Suite | Chamber Music | 1959 |
| Sonata | Instrumental solo | 1938 |
| Sonata for Violin and Piano | Chamber Music | 1953 |
| Sonata No. 2 | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Sonatina | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Sonatina | Chamber Music | 1951 |
| Song of the Wolves | Mixed choir | 1950 |
| Songs from Hortobágy | Mixed choir | 1953 |
| Songs from Kőrös-region | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Songs of People | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Spring Motets | Mixed choir | 1968 |
| String Quartet | Chamber Music | 1936 |
| Sugár magas… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Suite | Chamber Music | 1934 |
| Ten Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1940 |
| Three Pieces | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| Three Scherzos | Instrumental solo | 1931 |
| Three Scoffer-Songs | Female choir | 1953 |
| Transcription - André Grétry: The Two Misers | Opera | 1949 |
| Transcription - Pongrác Kacsóh: Summer Desire | Choir and orchestra | 1942 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 1955 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 1957 |
| Trio for Wind Instruments | Chamber Music | 1958 |
| Two Concert Studies for Harp / Zwei Konzertetüden für Harfe | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Two Dances | Chamber Music | 1950 |
| Two Girls Choirs | Choir a cappella | 0 |
| Two Madrigals | Female choir | 1938 |
| Two Pairing Songs | Choir a cappella | 1955 |
| Varázslás | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Variations and Rondo | Chamber Music | 1966 |
| Virágim, virágim… | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |