Kálmán, Emmerich
Composer Information
Emmerich Kálmán (24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian composer of operettas. Kálmán and Franz Lehár were the leading composers of what has been called the "Silver Age" of Viennese operetta during the first quarter of the 20th century. He became well known for his fusion of Viennese waltz with Hungariancsárdás. Even so, polyphonically and melodically, Kálmán was a devoted follower of Giacomo Puccini, while in his orchestration methods he employed principles characteristic of Tchaikovsky's music. [source from Wikipedia]
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