Edward Bury

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Edward Bury (born September 18, 1919 in Gniezno , † February 13, 1995 in Krakow ) was a Polish composer, conductor, pianist and music teacher.

From 1937 to 1944, Bury studied composition with Kazimierz Sikorski , conducting with Walerian Bierdiajew and piano with Zbigniew Drzewiecki at the Warsaw Conservatory . From 1945 to 1954 he taught at the State Music Academy in Cracow, where he had been a professor since 1952. He was also the conductor of the Pomeranian Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1952. In 1957 he studied the interpretation of French music with Ernest Ansermet (in particular Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy ). In Cracow in particular, he conducted the premieres of several works by Polish composers.

In 1961 he received the Ministry of National Defense Art Prize for his First Symphony. For Modlitwę o pokój he received the silver medal of the pontificate of Pope Paul VI in 1968 . With Treny warszawskie , he won a 1975 national composer competition in Krakow. In 1976 he received the special prize of the Polish episcopate for his Msza ekumeniczna . In 1975 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta .

Works

  • Intermezzo for piano (1940)
  • Nocturn for piano (1940)
  • Polonez for piano (1940)
  • Veni Creator for mixed choir (1942)
  • Stabat Mater for mixed choir (1943)
  • Wariacje i fuga for piano (1945)
  • Mała suita for symphony orchestra (1950)
  • Tryptyk for symphony orchestra (1952)
  • Uwertura koncertowa for symphony orchestra (1954)
  • Suita giocosa for symphony orchestra (1956)
  • Suita fantastyczna "Maski" for symphony orchestra (1957)
  • Suita symfoniczna for mixed choir and orchestra (1959)
  • Symfonia nr 1 "Wolności" (1960)
  • Sancte Vincenti (Invocatio) for male choir (1960)
  • Evangelli factus sum minister (Responsory) for male choir (1960)
  • Oculus Dei respexit (Responsory) for male choir (1960)
  • Messis guidem multa for male choir (1960)
  • Sześć pieśni for mixed choir (1960)
  • Symfonia nr 2 "Koncertująca" for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, marimba and Sionfonieorchester (1962)
  • Cztery pieśni for male choir (1963)
  • Obrazy Tysiąclecia for mixed choir (1963)
  • Symfonia nr 3 "Mówi prezydent John F. Kennedy" for speaker, mixed choir (ad libitum) and symphony orchestra (1964)
  • Hymn tysiąclecia for mixed choir and orchestra (1965)
  • Symfonia nr 4 "Da timpani a tutti" for bass, mixed choir and orchestra (1966)
  • Tryptyk żartobliwy for mixed choir (1966)
  • Introitus - Gaudeamus omnes in Domino for mixed choir (1966)
  • Modlitwa o pokój for mixed choir and organ (1968) or orchestra (1969)
  • Ofiara i chwała tryptyk o błogosławionym Maksymilianie Kolbe for baritone, mixed choir and organ (1969)
  • Symfonia nr 5 "Bohaterska" (1970)
  • Msza ekumeniczna for mixed choir, chamber ensemble and organ (1970)
  • Symfonia nr 6 "Pacem in terris" for speaker and orchestra (1973)
  • Treny warszawskie for baritone, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (1974)
  • Cztery preludia for mixed choir (1974)
  • Oratorio o św. Franciszku z Asyżu for tenor, speaker, mixed choir, male choir, boys' choir and organ (1975)
  • Krakowskie wesele for mixed choir (1976)
  • Symfonia nr 7 (1977)
  • Pieśń marynarzy for male choir a cappella * (1977)
  • Ta chwila całego życia for mixed choir or soprano, tenor, male quartet and orchestra (1978)
  • Międzynarodowy hymn pokoju for mixed choir and piano (1980)
  • Symfonia nr 8 (1980)

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personal data
SURNAME Bury, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer, conductor and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Gniezno
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1995
Place of death Warsaw