Béni Egressy
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The native form of this personal name is Egressy Béni. This article uses the Western name order.
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Béni Egressy (born Galambos Benjámin, April 21, 1814 - died in Sajókazinc, July 17, 1851) was a Hungarian composer, librettist, translator and actor. He created a number of popular melodic compositions, including the one to Mihaly Vorosmarty's patriotic poem Szózat.[1] He also authored texts to the opera Hunyadi László by Ferenc Erkel.
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[edit] Biography
Egressy was born in 1814 in Sajókazinc, today a part of Kazincbarcika, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary, to a Protestant pastor.
He entered the stage in 1834, like his older brother Gábor Egressy, and in 1837 became a member of the national theatre in Prague. During the revolution of 1848, he took part in the fighting and became a member of the Hungarian Honvéd resistance. After the rebellion, he received amnesty and returned to the stage.
[edit] Works
Egressy was more notable for his acting rather than his compositions. Nevertheless, he composed music for "The Szózat", a famous poem by Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty. The song later became the unofficial "second Hungarian national anthem", besides the Himnusz. His musical works are characterised by a wealth of melodies, having many of the attained great popularity in his homeland.
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[edit] References
- ^ Hamilton, Kenneth (2005). The Cambridge companion to Liszt. Cambridge University Press. pp. 107. http://books.google.cz/books?id=0WyYxbEjbGoC&pg=PA107&dq=b%C3%A9ni+egressy+Szozat&hl=cs&sa=X&ei=rhJET9eqDJCD-wbY4fy-BQ&ved=0CEwQuwUwBA#v=onepage&q=b%C3%A9ni%20egressy%20Szozat&f=false.
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