Károly Thern
Composer
1817 – 1886
Who was Károly Thern?
Károly Thern was a Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and arranger. He was among the second generation of composers who developed the language of Hungarian art music.
Thern was born in 1817, either in Jihlava or Spišská Nová Ves.
He conducted at the National Theatre of Pest in 1840s, and at the Music Lovers' Association of Pest between 1868 and 1873, in succession to Mihály Mosonyi. He was also active as a teacher at the National Conservatory.
Thern's incidental music included Svatopluk by József Gaál in which he introduced the tárogató alongside standard orchestral instruments. His operas included Gizul, The Siege of Tihany, and The Would-be Invalid. Gizul was described as a "... remarkable reflection of the endeavour to give [its] schooling [i.e. musical technique] a Hungarian character, to adorn it as if it were in Hungarian garment". His other music includes a Symphony; a Trio in D minor for two violins and viola, Op. 60; a Hungarian March for piano 6-hands; Landleben, 8 Character Pieces for piano, Op. 38; a Nocturne for solo piano, and songs for plays about Hungarian village life. Thern's music has been rediscovered by the Hungarian pianist Ilona Prunyi.
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