Bazyli Bohdanowicz
Bazyli Bohdanowicz (* 1740 in Małopolska ; † February 23, 1817 in Vienna ) was a Polish composer .
Bohdanowicz was a violinist in the orchestra of the Leopoldstädter Theater . He was known for polyphonic, often humorous vocalises that he performed with his large family. Bohdanowicz composed a symphony in which Polish folk music was processed as a symphony for the first time, and a vocalise symphony, as well as polonaise and other dances, two violin duos, other chamber music works and a four-hand piano piece.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Bohdanowitsch, Basilius von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 26 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Bohdanowicz, Bazyli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Małopolska |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1817 |
| Place of death | Vienna |