Bela Bartok

Bela Viktor Jnos Bartk (March 25, 1881 September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. Bartk is usually considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the field of ethnomusicology, the study of folk music and the music of non-Western cultures.