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[[File:A-509133-1201171984.jpeg.jpg|thumb|Iván Patachich. Photo taken from Discogs]]
Iván Patachich (1922–1993) was an [[:Category: Hungary|Hungarian]] composer, conductor and music director. Between 1941 and 1947, he studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a pupil of Albert Siklós, János Viski, Ferenc Szabó, and János Ferencsik. In 1945–1946, he was a music tutor at the State Opera, then he became a choirmaster and music tutor at the Opera-Comique. Between 1952 and 1987, he was the music director of the Hungarian Film Company (MAFILM).

In 1971, Iván Patachich established the EXAUSTUD (Experimentum Auditorii Studii) experimental electronic music studio. He also studied electroacoustic music at the University of Utrecht in 1976–1977, and he became the first composer in Hungary to create electroacoustic music (e.g. ’Experiments’ – 1974; ’Ballad’ – 1976; ’Metamorphosis I.’ – 1977; ’Metamorphosis II.’ – 1977, etc.). In 1976–1977, he made several electroacoustic and computer music experiments. In 1978, he won the electroacoustic prize in Bruges for his work ’Metamorphosi for marimba and tape recorder.’ Then he won the great prize of the French C. I. M. E. in 1984 for his electroacoustic composition ’Ludi spaziali’ (1978). He wrote 2 operas (’Theomachia’ – 1962; ’Brave New World’ – 1989), composed film scores (’May Song’ – 1959; ’Nine Minutes’ – 1960), and many concertos, chamber music, chorals, instrumental music, and symphonic works too.

== Works == 
=== Orchestral works ===
* 1949 - Concerto zenekarra
* 1950 - Hungarian Suite (Magyar szvit)
* 1950 - Balkan Suite (Balkán szvit)
* 1953 - Magyar képek
* 1954 - Small Suite (Kis szvit)
* 1955 - Rococo Suite (Rococo Szvit) for small orchestra
* 1955 - Favola Suite (Mese szvit)
* 1958 - A város peremén Symphonic poem
* 1960 - Serenade for strings (Serenata per Archi)
* 1962 - dance sketches (Táncvázlat)
* 1962 - divertimento
* 1963 - Quadri Sportivi (Sportképek)
* 1964 - Simfonietta
* 1965 - Első simfonia
* 1965 - Quadri di Picasso
* 1965 - Schizzi Neri
* 1965 - Miniature Suite (Miniatűr szvit)
* 1966 - Második simfonia
* 1967 - Colori 67 (Színek 1967)

=== Works for winds === 
* 1970 - fairy tale suite
* 1974 - Burlesques
* 1977 - Two Hungarian dances
* 1978 - Hispanica
* 1979 - Tree Schizzi per Orchestra da Fiati

=== Stage Works === 
* 1958 - Fekete-fehér ballet
* 1962 - Teomachia Opera - Libretto: Sándor Weöres
* 1963 - Bakaruhában ballet
* 1967 - Mngongo mlába ballet
* 1970 - Fuenteovejuna (Hős falu) opera
* 1980 - Möbius tér pantomime

=== Chamber Music ===
* 1957 - Sestetto per Arpa et Fiati for harp and wind
* 1965 - trio per Fiati
* 1965 - Ritmidispari per Fiati Dottone for wind octet
* 1966 - Tre Pezzi per Organo for organ
* 1972 - Ritmo et Dispari per due Corni
* 1972 - Saxophone Quartet


== References ==
* [https://info.bmc.hu/index.php?node=artists&table=SZERZO&id=73 Who’s who in Hungarian Music Life?] Edited by András Székely. Budapest, Zeneműkiadó, 1979. 249.
* [https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=124970427 Works by and about Iván Patachich] in the catalog of the German National Library

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