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Bálint Bakfark

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Also known as Valentí Greff, Balint Bakfark, Valenti Greff, Valentí Graew

Hungarian musician (ca. 1506-1576)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hungary
Active from
1507
Active to
1576-08

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
183
Total plays
830

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16th centuryrenaissancelutehungarian

Bálint Bakfark (Hungarian: [ˈbaːlint ˈbɒkfɒrk]; in contemporary sources Valentin Bakfark or (from 1565 onward) Valentin Greff alias Bakfark, his name is variously spelled as Bacfarc, Bakfarc, Bakfarkh, Bakffark, Backuart) (1526–30 – 15 or 22 August 1576) was a Hungarian composer of Transylvanian Saxon origin, and lutenist of the Renaissance. He was enormously influential as a lutenist in his time, and renowned as a virtuoso on the instrument. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/B%C3%A1lint+Bakfar

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Valentin
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Transylvania
Place of death
Padua
Field of work
composer
Instrument
lute
Image
Bacfarc.jpg
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Commons category
Bálint Bakfark
date of death
1576-00-00
date of birth
1515-00-00
cause of death
plague
manner of death
natural causes
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Bálint Bakfark, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana