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Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist renowned for integrating Eastern European folk music into modernist classical compositions.Born in Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary (now Romania).Studied at Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.Co-founded comparative ethnomusicology with Zoltán Kodály, collecting over 10,000 folk tunes.Emigrated to USA in 1940 due to political opposition to fascism.Composed major works including six string quartets, Mikrokosmos, and Concerto for Orchestra....