Who was Zoltán Kodály?Kodály was born in Kecskemét, Hungary, on December 16, 1882. Kodály’s renown as a music educator is almost as high as his reputation as a composer. He was very interested in the problems of music education, and wrote a good deal of educational music for schools, as well as books on the subject. His work in this field had a profound effect on musical education both inside and outside his home country. Although he is sometimes acknowledged as the creator of the 'Kodály Method', this is something of a misnomer as Kodály did not actually devise a comprehensive method. Instead, he laid down a set of principles for music education. He died in Budapest on 6th March 1967, one of the most respected and well-known figures in the Hungarian arts.
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