About
Prominent contributor among second-generation composers to the development of Hungarian art music.
Before Fame
He worked as a conductor during the 1840s at the National Theatre of Pest and from 1868 until 1873 at the Music Lovers' Association of Pest.
Trivia
He pioneered the use of tárogató in the incidental music he wrote for "Svatopluk," József Gaál's 1839 composition.
Family Life
He was the father of Willi and Louis Thern, who became a renowned duo piano team.
Associated With
He championed Franz Liszt's repertoire and contributed his melody "Fóti dal" to Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1.
