Hungarian Slovak Gypsies in the United States Gypsy violinist Czinka Panna; Pista Dankó; Rigó Jancsi; Imre Magyari; and Racz Laci. They created the Csárdás, which influenced such composers as Joseph Haydn; Franz Liszt, who wrote fifteen Hungarian rhapsodies; Johannes Brahms, who wrote twenty-one Hungarian dances; Antonín Dvořák; Pablo de Sarasate, who wrote "Zigeunerweisen"; George Bizet, who wrote "Carmen"; and Maurice Ravel, who wrote Tzigane. By 1920, Cleveland had the largest population of Hungarians in America, second to Budapest. Cleveland Hungarians held hundreds of events every year and the Gypsies were the entertainment for all of these events. Detroit's Delray district had many Hungarian restaurants such as the
Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is usually orchestrated for a large ensemble, the work displays the traditional minimalist elements which characterize the composer's music. Glass' choice for string orchestra was probably influenced by Dmitri Shostakovich, whose Piano Concerto No. 1 is also written for strings. Several recordings of the concerto have been made. The concerto is in three movements, the middle being the longest. Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra The Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (also known as the Piano Concerto No. 1) is a piano concerto by Philip Glass. The composer wrote the work in 2000. On commission by the Festival Klangspuren