Adam z Wągrowca

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Adam z Wągrowca († August 27, 1629 ) was a Polish organist , composer and a Cistercian monk who belonged to the Cistercian monastery in Wągrowiec .

biography

Adam z Wągrowca came to Pałuki from Margonin . During his lifetime he enjoyed the position of an outstanding musician and great organist. On March 17, 1620 he was invited to try out the new organ in the Arch-Cathedral of Gniezno .

In the Samogitian village of Kroże in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , he wrote Polish organ tablatures (around 1618), which contain over 30 of his works. As a composer, he represented the Italian tradition of renaissance music and early baroque; his organ works are stylistically close to those of Frescobaldi . As the world's first used Adam Wągrowca for in the notation mandatory today the third of his organ works staves to the transcript of the organ pedal part that is played with the feet.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Text on the CD "Adam z Wągrowca, Piotr Żelechowski, Petrus de Drusina - Organ works" - Rostislaw Wygranienko (organ), wyd. Acte Préalable 2008
personal data
SURNAME Adam z Wągrowca
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish organist, composer and Cistercian monk
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1629