Istvan Anhalt
| István Anhalt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 12, 1919 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | February 24, 2012 (aged 92) Kingston, Ontario |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Spouse(s) | Beate Frankenberg |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
István Anhalt, OC FRSC (April 12, 1919 – February 24, 2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian composer.
Born in Budapest in 1919, the son of Arnold Anhalt and Katalin Anhalt (née Herzfeld), Anhalt studied with Zoltán Kodály before being drafted into the forced labour service of the Hungarian Army during World War II. In the late 1940s he studied under Nadia Boulanger and Soulima Stravinsky before emigrating to Canada in 1949.
Anhalt served as a professor of music at McGill University and founded the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. He also served as head of music at Queen's University, Kingston. His works earned him the reputation of one of the founding fathers of electroacoustic music in Canada. Among his pupils are Kevin Austin, John Fodi, Clifford Ford, Hugh Hartwell, John Hawkins, Alan Heard, Richard Hunt, Donald Patriquin, and Alex Tilley.
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Selections from his correspondence with American composer George Rochberg were published in 2007.
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