|
The Kodály medal Fülöp Ö. Beck designed in 1942, is a memorial medal in the classic sense. It represents the composer and great music educationalist on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. Kodály's extremely expressive and attractive profile adorns the obverse in the old tradition. The proportions of the inscription framing the profile like a string of pearls and its artistic moderation are characteristic of Beck's memorial medals. The typography always belongs to the figure composition and is part of the beauty of the medal.
The Kodály medal has forceful plasticity, as have all his later medals, especially in comparison to his earlier works from the beginning of the century which show the influence of Art Nouveau.
|
