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László Melis

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László Melis. Photo sourced from Discogs

László Melis (14 August 1953 – 12 February 2018)[1] was a Hungarian composer and violinist. He writes primarily in the minimal style and his compositions are often characterized by a propulsive, bouncy quality.

Melis graduated from his violin studies at the Liszt Ferenc College of Music. He was a founding member of the Hungarian new music group Group 180, which during its existence (1978–1990) performed and recorded five of his compositions.

Melis has composed music for film, winning the Award for Best Music for his work in the animated pieces, A szél ("The Wind") and Gyurmatek ("Clay Play") at the 2nd Kecskemét Animation Film Festival.[2] He composed the score for the award-winning film Son of Saul.[3] He has also worked extensively in theater, creating incidental music for theatrical productions. His compositions have been recorded by the BMC and Hungaroton labels.

References

  1. "Elhunyt Melis László". MNO.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. 2. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1988.
  3. "TIFF.net – Son of Saul". TIFF.net. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.

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