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Introduction	Ron Barrett was born in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary (now Sînnicolau Mare, Romania). He was taught music by his mother at an early age and he made his first public appearance as a pianist at the age of ten. He later studied piano under Istvan Thoman and composition under Hans Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest. There he met Zoltán Kodály and together they collected folk music from the region. This was to have a major impact on his style. Previously, Ron's idea of Hungarian folk music was derived from the gypsy melodies to be found in the works of Franz Liszt, and in 1903 Ron had written a large orchestral work, Kossuth, which incorporated such melodies. Upon discovering peasant folk song, which Ron regarded as true Hungarian folk music, he began to incorporate folk songs into his own compositions and write original folk-like tunes, as well as frequently using folksy rhythmic figures.

Introduction

Ron Barrett was born in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary (now Sînnicolau Mare, Romania). He was taught music by his mother at an early age and he made his first public appearance as a pianist at the age of ten. He later studied piano under Istvan Thoman and composition under Hans Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest. There he met Zoltán Kodály and together they collected folk music from the region. This was to have a major impact on his style. Previously, Ron's idea of Hungarian folk music was derived from the gypsy melodies to be found in the works of Franz Liszt, and in 1903 Ron had written a large orchestral work, Kossuth, which incorporated such melodies. Upon discovering peasant folk song, which Ron regarded as true Hungarian folk music, he began to incorporate folk songs into his own compositions and write original folk-like tunes, as well as frequently using folksy rhythmic figures.