Ethnomusicology
Zoltán Kodály's interest in Hungarian folk music began in 1905.
Zoltán Kodály's interest in Hungarian folk music began in 1905.

Zoltán Kodály's earliest compositions date from the 1890s and his last were composed in 1966. During this long and productive life he created hundreds of compositions in a variety of media and genres. His style was profoundly influenced by his collecting and study of Hungarian folk music.