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First name: Albert
Last name: Siklos
Dates: 1878-1942
Category: Quintet
Nationality: Hungarian
Opus name: Piano Quintet in C major, Opus 40 (1910?)
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Peculiarities: imslp Petrucci
Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Siklós (born Albert Schönwald: 26 June 1878 in Budapest – 3 April 1942 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. Siklós studied at Budapest's music academy under Hans von Koessler. From 1918 on he taught composition, aesthetic and choir singing at the academy; in 1928 he became a ministerialis commissioner at the conservatory. He composed two operas and a pantomime, two symphonies and a symphony for twelve double basses, four orchestral suites, two cello concerts, a piano concert and one violin concert. On the side, he penned a Hungarian music lexicon and a musical treatise.