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Miklós Rózsa

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Miklós Rózsa

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Also known as Miklos Rozsa

Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995)

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Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995) was a Hungarian and American conductor, musicologist, pianist, and film score composer. Born in Budapest, he began his professional work in 1918 and studied at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. He was fluent in Hungarian, English, and German. Rózsa’s musical output included classical works such as *Concerto for string orchestra. Op. 17* and *Die Eitelkeiten des Lebens*, as well as film scores for productions like *Double life* and *The jungle book*.

He received an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a César Award for Best Music Written for a Film. Rózsa was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. His recordings were released on MGM Records. He died in Los Angeles and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
1995
Works
20

Top works

  • Film music of Miklos Rozsa
  • Concerto for string orchestra. Op. 17
  • Die Eitelkeiten des Lebens
  • Double life
  • The jungle book

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Film & TV

Sound · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the United States (1940 – 1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953. Famous for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called…

Known for

  • Previn and the Pittsburgh — Self1977
  • Hollywood's Musical Moods — Self1976
  • Discorama — Self1959
  • The Story of Three Loves — Conductor1953

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
38,407
Total plays
414,318

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Miklós Rózsa (Hungarian pronunciation: ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ) or Miklos Rozsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer and conductor, best known for his numerous film scores. Along with such composers as Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Max Steiner and Franz Waxman, Rózsa is considered to be one of the "founding fathers of film music. Miklós Rózsa studied the violin from the age of five. In 1926, he began studying at the Leipzig Conservatory. <a href="http

via Last.fm · Miklós Rózsa

Key facts

Born
( 1907-04-18 ) April 18, 1907, Budapest , Austria-Hungary, (now Hungary)
Died
July 27, 1995 (1995-07-27) (aged 88), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Composer, conductor
Years active
1918–1989
Spouse
Margaret Finlason ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ) ​
Website
miklosrozsa .org

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Official website

The Miklós Rózsa Society

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Encyclopedic overview

Miklós Rózsa ( Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ]; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953 onward. Best known for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life".

Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933, and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The latter project brought him to Hollywood when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946.

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