Roman Maciejewski

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Roman Maciejewski (born February 28, 1910 in Berlin , † April 30, 1998 in Gothenburg ) was a Polish composer, pianist and conductor.

Life

Maciejewski had piano lessons from his mother from the age of five. He studied at the Stern Conservatory from 1916 to 1919 . He then continued his training in Poznan with Bohdan Zaleski (piano), Władysław Raczkowski (music theory), Kazimierz Sikorski (harmony and counterpoint ) and Stanisław Wiechowicz ( solfège ).

From 1930 he directed the Stanisław Moniuszko Choir in Poznan, with whom he went on concert tours through Poland and Germany. In 1932 he began studying at the Warsaw Music Academy with Karol Szymanowski , which he broke off in favor of a concert tour as a pianist through the Balkans. In 1934 he studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.

Maciejewski lived in Sweden from 1939 to 1961, where he composed several pieces of music for plays by Ingmar Bergman (including Albert Camus ' Kaligula ) and began composing his Missa pro defunctis , which he only finished fifteen years later. It was premiered at the 1960 International Festival of Contemporary Music in Warsaw.

In 1951 he moved to the USA and settled in Redondo Beach , California . There he was the organist of two Catholic churches and directed the Roman Choir . In 1977 he returned to Sweden and settled in Gothenburg.

Works

  • Sonata na fortepian nr 1 , 1926
  • Kołysanka for piano, 1928
  • Pieśni kurpiowskie for mixed choir, 1928
  • Wariacje for piano, 1928
  • Mazurki for piano, 1928–1990
  • Preludia for piano, 1930–1933
  • Tańce góralskie for piano, 1931
  • Bajka ", children's ballet for piano, 1932
  • Trzy pieśni Bilitis for soprano and piano, 1933; for soprano and orchestra, 1935
  • Sonata na fortepian nr 2 , 1932
  • Etiudy for piano, 1932
  • Tryptyk , 1933
  • Koncert na dwa fortepiany bez orkiestry , 1936
  • Tarantella i kołysanka for two pianos, 1938
  • Sonata na skrzypce i fortepian , 1938
  • Oberek scena baletowa for two pianos, 1943
  • Allegro concertante for piano and symphony orchestra, 1944
  • Missa pro defunctis (Requiem) for soloists, mixed choir and symphony orchestra, 1944–59
  • Negro spirituals for two pianos, 1946
  • Matinata for violin, viola and cello, 1948
  • Suita hiszpanska for two guitars, 1948
  • Mazurek for two pianos, 1951
  • Nokturn for flute, guitar and celesta, 1951
  • Kołysanka for string trio, flute, two guitars and celesta, 1952
  • Fandango for piano, 1953
  • Msza pasterska , Polish Christmas carols for four-part female choir or boys' choir with organ, 1955
  • Carrols for mixed choir and organ, 1956
  • Missa Brevis for mixed choir and organ, 1964
  • Msza Zmartwychwstania for mixed choir and organ, 1966
  • Msza ku czci św. Cecylii for mixed choir and organ, 1967
  • Kwintet na instrumenty dęte , 1971
  • Widok znad morza , Suite for small orchestra, 1972
  • Kołysanka for piano and symphony orchestra, 1976
  • Hosanna for two-part choir, organ and wind quartet, 1976

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personal data
SURNAME Maciejewski, novel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer, pianist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1998
Place of death Gothenburg