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Background of Song of Dusk

Twilight Song was composed in 1938. This a cappella chorus absorbs the tones of Hungarian folk songs and expresses a wanderer's nostalgia for his hometown.

Twilight Song was created by the Hungarian composer and music educator Kodaly, who was one of the most famous figures in the Hungarian music industry in the 20th century.

The Dusk Song is an adagio, with a beat of sixty beats per minute, and it absorbs the tones of Hungarian folk songs. This unaccompanied mixed chorus with Hungarian folk colors is a Hungarian composer who absorbed the tones of Hungarian folk songs. Created by combining modern composition techniques. The work depicts a silent dusk scene, expresses people's inner pursuit and yearning for peace, and expresses a wanderer's nostalgia for his hometown.

About the author of "Song of Dusk"

Kodaly was a Hungarian composer and music educator. He is one of the most famous figures in the Hungarian music industry in the 20th century.

Student at the Budapest Conservatory of Music and later taught there. In 1919, he was appointed vice president. He received a doctorate for his article "The Structure of Hungarian Folk Song Stanzas". He has conducted a large number of folk song collection and research work, and has edited and published 4 volumes of "Hungarian Songs". Hungarian folk music has enriched his creations. His master works include: folk opera "Harijanos", "The Spinning Room of the Szekeli Family", chorus "Hungarian Psalms", suite "Harijanos", "Combo", "Peacock Variations", "Galant" Dance music" and outdoor and indoor music, symphony, piano music, etc.