Béla Bartók (
March 25,
1881, [[Sînnicolau Mare]],
Hungary -
September 26,
1945,
New York,
United States), composer and collector of East European
folk music.
Important works:
- six string quartets
- three violin sonatas
- three piano concertos
- Mikrokosmos for piano
- Bluebeard's castle, opera
- The Miraculous Mandarin, ballet
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta