What is Erzsébet Szőnyi?
[[File:Erzsébet Szőnyi.jpg|right|200px]] '''Erzsébet Szőnyi''', also '''Erzsébet Szilágyi''', (25 April 1924 &ndash; 28 December 2019) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[composer]] and music teacher. Her works were about symphonic compositions, chamber music works, art songs, and oratorios. She also wrote many stage works including eight [[operas]].<ref name=OG>[http://opera.stanford.edu/composers/S.html Opera Glass] ''opera.stanford.edu'', accessed 26 December 2018</ref> She was born in [[Budapest]]. In 1964, Erzsébet became a member directing the [[International Society for Music Education]] (ISME). She was vice-president of ISME from 1970 to 1974.<ref>[https://www.iks.hu/index.php/newsletter1/199-szonyi-biography Jerry L. Jaccard: A Tear in the Curtain: The Musical Diplomacy of Erzsébet Szőnyi: Musician, Composer, Teacher of Teachers] ''iks.hu'', accessed 26 December 2018</ref> Szőnyi died on 28 December 2019 in [[Budapest]] at the age of 95.<ref>[http://nemzetmuvesze.hu/nehai-kituntetettek/sz%C5%91nyi-erzs%C3%A9bet/ Szőnyi Erzsébet – Nemzet Művésze] (in Hungarian)</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Szoenyi_Erzsebet/lebenslauf_1.html Curriculum vitae of Erzsébet Szönyi] at klassika.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Szilagyi, Erzsebet}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Hungarian composers]] [[Category:Hungarian academics]] [[Category:People from Budapest]] {{bio-stub}}