Hungarian folk music due to the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, who in 1846 began composing 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano, five of which were later orchestrated, thus being the first pieces of music by a major composer to incorporate sources from so-called “peasant music”. These works, which broke free from classical tradition, were often viewed by the elite as brash and unrefined, yet they deeply influenced others, like Johannes Brahms, and later Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók, even having an influence on American jazz. During the 20th century, Hungarian composers were influenced by the traditional music of their nation which may be considered
Hungarian folksongs for voice and piano (Bartók) Bartók; nos. 11–20: Zoltán Kodály not listed) Hungarian Folksongs (2nd series), for voice and piano (nos. 1–10) (1906–1907) Two Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano (1907) Eight Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano (nos. 1–5: 1907; nos. 6–8: 1917) Twenty Hungarian Folksongs, Vols. I–IV, for voice and piano (1929) Hungarian folksongs for voice and piano (Bartók) Magyar népdalok énekhangra és zongorára (English: "Hungarian folk songs for voice and piano") is a collection of Hungarian folk song arrangements by Béla Bartók. Bartók's "Hungarian Folksongs" are now much better known outside Hungary in arrangements for violin and piano, or—without voice—for piano alone.