Hidas, Frigyes

Hidas, Frigyes, Hungarian composer; b. Budapest, May 25, 1928. He was a student of Viski at the Budapest Academy of Music. He served as music director of the National Theater in Budapest (1951–66), and then at the Municipal Operetta Theater in Budapest (1974–79). In subsequent years, he devoted himself solely to composition. In 1959 and 1980 he was awarded the Erkel Prize. In 1986 the Hungarian government made him a Merited Artist.

Works

dramatic:Szinek (Colors), ballet (1960); Riviera, operetta (1963); Az Asszony és az igazsag (The Woman and the Truth), chamber opera (1965); Tò’kelétes alattvaló (The Perfect Subject), opera (1973); Cédrus (Cedar), ballet (1975); Bb’sendorfer, opera (1977); Dunakanyar (Danube Bend), opera (1984); Âlmodj Bachot (Dream Bach), musical play (1991; Budapest, May 25, 1993). ORCH.: Oboe Concerto (1951); Violin Concertino (1957); 2 clarinet concertos (1958, 1977); Viola Concerto (1959); Sym. (1960); Flute Concerto (1967); 2 horn concertos (1968, 1989); Concertino for 4 Flutes, 4 Clarinets, and Strings (1969); Piano Concerto (1972); Trombone Concerto (1979); Harp Concerto (1979); Bassoon Concerto (1980); Ballad for Cello and Orch. (1982); Cymbog for Cimbalom, Oboe, and Strings (1982); Baroque Concerto for Alto Trombone and Strings (1983); Trumpet Concerto No. 2 (1983); Széchenyi Concerto (1984); Preludium, Passacaglia, and Fugue for 2 Cimbaloms and Strings (1984); Quintetto Concertante for Brass Quintet and Orch. (1986); 3 Movements (1987); Double Concerto for Tenor and Bass Trombones and Orch. (1988); The Undanced Ballet (1989); Brussels Concerto for Violin and Orch. (1992); String Fantasy (1992); Suite for Small String Orch. (1993). concert band: Trumpet Concerto No. 1 (1956); Ballet Music (1980); Suite (1981); Rhapsody for Bass Trombone and Concert Band (1982); Concerto No. 2 for Flute and Wind Ensemble (1983); Circus Suite (1985); 2 folksong suites (1985, 1985); 4 Movements (1991); Almost B.A.C.H. (1993); Musica Solenne (1993). CHAMBER: 3 string quartets (1954, 1963, 1978); Oboe Sonata (1955); 3 wind quintets (1961, 1969, 1979); Chamber Music for 4 Horns (1974); 5 Movements for 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, and Tuba (1978); Brass Quintet (1978); 7 Bagatelles for 12 Trombones (1979); Sextet for 3 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Trombones, and Tuba (1982); Music for Brass for 5 Trumpets and 5 Trombones (1983); Divertimento for Wind Octet (1985); Music for 6 for String Quartet, Double Bass, and Piano (1985); Alteba Trio for Alto, Tenor, and Bass Trombones (1986); 1 + 5, sextet for Bass Trombone and Wind Quintet (1989); Saxophone Quartet (1990); Tuba Quartet (1990); Domine, Dona Nobis Pacem for Trombone and Organ (1991); Suite for 4 Trombones (1991); Tale for Violin and Harp (1991); Music for Harp and Violin (1992); Triga for Trumpet, Horn, and Trombone (1992). VOCAL: Missa Brevis for Chorus and Organ (1956); Cantate de Minoribus for Narrator, Men’s Chorus, and Orch. (1959); From Dawn to Evening for Children’s Chorus and Chamber Orch. (1967); Requiem for an Army for Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Chorus, and Orch. (1973); Missa in Honorem Reginae Pads for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus, and Organ (1991).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire