Péter Bornemisza (c. 1535 – 1584) was a Hungarian Lutheran bishop of noble birth. His father was killed by the Turks around the time he was six years old. A scholar from England, at the

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, first interested him in Protestantism and later

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had a strong impact on him. He later preached and printed Protestant works in his native land. In addition to religious work he proved to be a significant playwright of works such as ''Magyar Elektra''. Hungarian composer

György Kurtág György Kurtág (; born 19 February 1926) is a Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. According to ''Grove Music Online'', with a style that draws on " Bartók, Webern and, to a lesser extent, Stravinsky, his work is c ...

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''The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza'' (1963–1968) for soprano and piano incorporates brief texts from Bornemisza's sermons.An article in The Scotsman
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Hungarian male dramatists and playwrights Hungarian Lutheran clergy Hungarian theologians Jagiellonian University alumni 1535 births 1584 deaths 16th-century Hungarian writers {{Hungary-reli-bio-stub