Sandor Jemnitz

Full biography Sandor Jemnitz

Sándor Jemnitz, also known as Alexander Jemnitz , was a Hungarian composer and conductor born on June 5, 1891, in Budapest, Hungary. He studied composition with Hans Koessler at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and later with Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna.

After completing his studies, Jemnitz worked as a conductor in Germany and Italy before returning to Hungary in 1916. He worked as a composer for various newspapers and magazines and was an active member of the Hungarian avant-garde.

Jemnitz's compositions were heavily influenced by Schoenberg and other contemporary composers such as Alban Berg and Anton Webern. His music was characterized by a modernist style that featured atonality, dissonance, and complex harmonies.

Some of Jemnitz's most notable works include his Suite for Solo Violoncello, Op. 24, and his Symphony No. 2, Op. 25. He also wrote music for films and contributed to the development of Hungarian modernist music.

Jemnitz continued to compose and teach at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music until his death on August 8, 1963, in Budapest, Hungary. He was 72 years old at the time of his death. Although his music has largely been overshadowed by the work of other contemporary composers, his contributions to modernist music in Hungary were significant and noteworthy.