Andrzej Koszewski

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Andrzej Koszewski (born July 26, 1922 in Poznan ; † February 17, 2015 ) was a Polish composer , musicologist and music teacher . He is considered Poland's most important choral composer of the 20th century. His best-known choral compositions are: Muzyka fa-re-mi-do-si (1960) , his Nicolao Copernico dedicatum (1966) , his motet Zdrowaś, królewno wyborna (1963) and his Angelus Domini, composed in 1981 for John Paul II .

biography

Koszewski sang in the Poznan Cathedral Choir since high school. After the Second World War he studied musicology and music theory from 1945 to 1950 with Adolf Chybiński at the University of Poznan and from 1948 to 1953 composition with Stefan Bolesław Poradowski at the city's State University of Music . This was followed by postgraduate studies at the Warsaw State Music Academy with Tadeusz Szeligowski .

From 1948 to 1961 Koszewski taught at the Secondary School of Music and from 1950 to 1963 at the Poznan Music School. From 1957 he taught at the city's music academy, where he became assistant professor in 1965 and full professor in 1985. As a musicologist he worked in the field of Polish music of the 19th century (especially Chopin) as well as contemporary and improvisational music. He has received several awards from the Polish Ministry of Culture and in 1982 received a Prime Minister's Prize for his work with children and young people.

Works (selection)

Instrumental music

  • 1947 Concerto grosso (Suita w dawnym stylu) for string orchestra
  • 1947 Capriccio for piano
  • 1950 Trio na skrzypce, wiolonczele i fortepian
  • 1951 Taniec wielkopolski (Szocz) for small orchestra
  • 1953 Scena taneczna for piano
  • 1953 Allegro symfoniczne for large orchestra
  • 1954 Sonata breve for piano
  • 1956 Sinfonietta for orchestra
  • 1953 Wokaliza na temat choralu JS Bacha for high voice and piano
  • 1962 Intermezzo for piano
  • 1963 Pięć dawnych tanców for piano
  • 1963 Uwertura kujawska for symphony orchestra
  • 1969 Makowe ziarenka , 14 miniatures for speaker and piano
  • 1969 Brewiarz miłości for baritone and instrumental ensemble
  • 1970 Przystroje , 7 Polish folk melodies for piano
  • 1973 Da fischiare , three studies for wind ensemble
  • 1978 Sonatina I for piano
  • 1978 Sonatina II for piano
  • 1978 Sonatina III for piano
  • 1996 Reflex for string quintet
  • 2002 Razem ze słonkiem for voice, piano and percussion

Choral works

  • 1951 Kantata sielska , for mixed choir and symphony orchestra
  • 1952 Mazowianka , for mixed choir
  • 1952 Kołysanka , for three female voices / female choir / mixed choir / high voice and mixed choir / high voice and piano / three female voices and piano
  • 1952 Suita kaszubska , for mixed choir
  • 1960 Muzyka fa-re-mi-do-si , for mixed choir ( dedicated to Frédéric Chopin on the 150th anniversary of his death)
  • 1963 La espero , for two mixed choirs
  • 1963 Zdrowaś, królewno wyborna , for mixed male or female choir
  • 1963 Tryptyk wielkopolski , for mixed choir (a cappella) or mixed choir and symphony orchestra
  • 1966 Nicolao copernico dedicatum , cantata for three mixed choirs
  • 1968 Spotkanie w Szczecinie , for mixed choir
  • 1968 Gry , small suite for mixed choir or female choir
  • 1969 Kantylena , for women's or boys' choir
  • 1969 Wczoraj była niedziołeczka , for women's or boys' choir
  • 1969 Mała suita nadwarciańska , for mixed choir
  • 1971–72 Ba-No-Sche-Ro per coro misto
  • 1974 Canzone e danza , for women's or boys' choir, male choir or mixed choir
  • 1975 Prologus , for mixed choir
  • 1979 Ad musicam , for vocal orchestra
  • 1979–2003 Kanony wokalne , for 2–3 solo voices
  • 1980 Campana , for mixed choir
  • 1981 Angelus Domini , for mixed choir
  • 1982 Sententia , for two mixed choirs
  • 1982 In memoriam , for two mixed choirs
  • 1982 Pax hominibus , for two mixed choirs
  • 1983 Zaklęcia , for children's or women's choir
  • 1983 Trzy miniatury dziecięce , for mixed choir
  • 1983 Suita lubuska , for male or boy choir
  • 1983 Polni muzykanci , for women's choir
  • 1983 Deszcz , for female choir
  • 1984 Cantemus omnes , for mixed choir
  • 1984 Campana , for male choir
  • 1984 Intrada , for female choir
  • 1985 Canta-move , for male choir
  • 1985 Flusso-Riflusso , for male choir
  • 1986 Ostinato , for mixed choir
  • 1986 Strofy trubadura na chór mieszany
  • 1986 Enigma 575 , for female choir
  • 1987 Chaconne I , for mixed choir
  • 1987 Chaconne II , for mixed choir
  • 1987 Chaconne III , for mixed choir
  • 1987–88 Krople tęczy , for children's or women's choir
  • 1988 Płot w zimie , for children's or women's choir
  • 1988–89 Trzy tańce polskie , for female or mixed choir
  • 1989 Serioso-Giocoso , for mixed choir
  • 1989–91 Canti sacri , for mixed choir
  • 1992 Trittico di messa , for mixed choir
  • 1992–94 Carmina sacrata , for mixed choir
  • 1994 Wi-La-Wi , triptych for children's or women's choir
  • 1995–96 Et lux perpetua ... , for mixed choir
  • 1996 Non sum dignus , for mixed choir
  • 1996 Antiquo more , for mixed choir
  • 1997 Płochliwy zając , for children's choir
  • 1997 Wszystko z baśni , for children's choir
  • 1998 Missa 'Gaude Mater' , for mixed choir
  • 1999 Pater noster , for mixed choir
  • 2002 Crux - lux , for mixed choir
  • 2002–03 Unitis viribus , diptych for mixed choir
  • 2003 Ad multos annos , for mixed choir
  • 2003 Spes nostra , for mixed choir
  • 2004 La valse , for mixed choir
  • 2004 Magnificat anima mea Dominum , for mixed choir
  • 2004 Alfabet Guidona , for mixed choir
  • 2004 Magnificat , for mixed choir

literature

  • Traktuję chór jak orkiestrę głosów ludzkich , rozmowa z A. Koszewskim, "Ruch Muzyczny" 1986 nr 8.
  • L. Zielińska: Przewodnik po twórczości Andrzeja Koszewskiego , Brevis, Poznań 1993.
  • Danuta Jasińska: Koszewski Andrzej. W: Elżbieta Dziębowska: Encyklopedia muzyczna PWM. T. 5: klł część biograficzna. Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1997, p. 172-173. ISBN 978-83-224-3303-4 . OCLC 164821167. (pol.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Z najgłębszym żalem zawiadamiamy, że dnia 17 lutego 2015 odszedł od nas Ś † P PROF. ANDRZEJ KOSZEWSKI
personal data
SURNAME Koszewski, Andrzej
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer, musicologist and educator
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 2015