Jagamas, János ( b Dej , June 8, 1913; d Cluj-Napoca , Sept 15, 1997 ). Romanian-Hungarian musicologist and composer. After studying composition at the conservatory in Cluj (now Cluj-Napoca) ( 1936–40 ) he studied under Albert Siklós and János Viski at the Budapest Academy of Music and was a folk music research pupil of Kodály ( 1941–2 ). In 1948 he became director of the Cluj Conservatory and subsequently held posts as fellow ( 1949–60 ) and director ( 1956–8 ) of the Cluj section of the Folklore Institute, senior fellow at the Hungarian Arts
