Quotes by Bela Bartok

About Bela Bartok:

Béla Viktor János Bartók is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology.
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In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.

Bela Bartok

I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing.

Bela Bartok

Competitions are for horses, not artists.

Bela Bartok

It is odd that the Bible says, ‘God created man,’ whereas it is the other way round: man has created God. It is odd that the Bible says, ‘The body is mortal, the soul is immortal,’ whereas even here the contrary is true: the body (its matter)...

Bela Bartok

By the time I had complete my 22nd year, I was a new man - an atheist.

Bela Bartok

Author Bio

  • NameBela Bartok
  • DescriptionHungarian composer and pianist
  • AliasesBéla Viktor János Bartók; Bela Bartok
  • BornMarch 25, 1881
  • DiedSeptember 26, 1945
  • CountryHungary
  • ProfessionComposer; Pianist; Choreographer; Teacher; Educationist; Musicologist; Music Educator; Ethnomusicologist
  • WorksBluebeard's Castle; String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 1; Sonata For Two Pianos And Percussion
  • AwardsKossuth Prize; Grammy Trustees Award