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Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern (born March 19, 1904 in Lemberg , † May 2, 1957 in New York City ) was a Polish composer.

Kassern was a piano student of Jerzy Lalewicz at the Conservatory of the Polish Music Society in Lemberg and studied composition with Mieczysław Sołtys . From 1922 to 1926 he continued his studies at the Poznan Conservatory with Henryk Opieński (composition) and Wieńczysław Brzostowski (piano). He also studied law at the University of Poznan .

He lived in Paris until 1931, after which he worked for the Polish Public Prosecutor until 1939. During this time, in addition to his work as a composer, he wrote music reviews of the Nowy Kurier (1929–33) and the Dziennik Poznański (1934–38). In 1939 he was evacuated to Lviv, and in 1940 he worked in the Krakow bookstore Gebethner and Wolff . Because of his Jewish origins, he went into hiding in Warsaw as Teodor Sroczyński in 1942 and in Zakopane after the Warsaw Uprising .

In 1945 he became a teller of Polish cultural affairs in New York, and in 1948 he became consul and delegate for cultural affairs at the United Nations . In late 1948, he retired from the diplomatic service and decided to stay in the United States. In 1956 he received a permanent residence visa. Until his death, he taught piano and music theory at the Third Street Music School , the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute, and the New School for Social Research .

Works

  • Sonata na fortepian no 1 in B minor (1926)
  • Trzy preludia for piano (1926)
  • Cztery Pieśni do słów Tadeusza Micińskiego for voice and piano (1926)
  • Dwa mazurki for piano (1927)
  • Kołysanka for voice and piano based on words by Józef Wittlin (1928)
  • Concert for soprano and orchestra (1928)
  • Pieśni naiwne for voice and piano based on words by Kazimierz Wierzyński (1929)
  • Concert for flute and orchestra (1933)
  • Trzy kołysanki for voice and piano based on words by Maria Paruszewska (1933)
  • Malowanki , children's cantata for choir and orchestra (1934)
  • Dies irae , symphonic poem (1935)
  • Concert for double bass and orchestra (1935)
  • Concertino for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1935)
  • Sonatina na fortepian nr 1 (1935)
  • Ballady for male choir a cappella (1935)
  • Concert for string orchestra (version 1) (1936)
  • Hymn do słońca for voice and orchestra (1936)
  • Suita pastoralna for small orchestra (1937)
  • Sonata na fortepian nr 2 "Orawska" (1937)
  • Cztery motety kopernikowskie for mixed choir a cappella (1937)
  • Suita orawska for mezzo-soprano and male choir (1938)
  • Ojczyzna for mixed choir a cappella (1938)
  • Pieśni do słów Leopolda Staffa for voice and piano (1938)
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1940)
  • Suita dziecięca for two pianos (1940)
  • Ballada o wieprzu i pieprzu for voice and piano based on words by Jana Brzechwa (1940)
  • Concert for string orchestra (version 2) (1943)
  • Sonatina na fortepian nr 2 (1944)
  • Sonatina na fortepian nr 3 "Kolędowa" (1945)
  • Tryptyk żałobny for voice and piano based on words by Stanisław Grochowski and Walenty z Brzozów (1945)
  • Concertino for oboe and string orchestra (1946)
  • Dziesięć polskich pieśni ludowych z Ziem Zachodnich for voice and piano (1947)
  • Concertino for flute, xylophone, celesta and string orchestra (1948)
  • Sonatina for flute and piano (1948)
  • Piano Sonatina on Stephen C. Foster Themes (around 1948)
  • Cztery miniatury for piano (around 1948)
  • Lullaby for piano (1949)
  • Walc for piano (1949)
  • The Anointed (Koniec Mesjasza) , opera based on Jerzy Żuławski (1951)
  • Teen-Age Concerto nr 1 in F major for orchestra (1952)
  • Sun-up (Jutrzenka) , opera based on Lula Vollmer (1952)
  • For Me the Sun Shines Every Day for voice and piano (1953)
  • Our Day for voice and piano (1953)
  • Arizona is Your Switch for voice and piano (1953)
  • Our Praye for voice and piano (1953)
  • Comedy of the Dumb Wife (Komedia o niemej żonie) , opera based on François Rabelais and Anatole France (1953)
  • Space Flight , Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  • Eros i Psyche , opera based on Jerzy Żuławski (1954)
  • Three Pieces for Strings from the Blessed Music Book (1955)
  • Teen-Age Concerto No. 3 in C major for orchestra (1955)
  • Teen-Age Concerto No. 4 in F major for orchestra (1955)
  • Space Travel Music Book for Piano (1955)
  • Słodki kramik (Candy Music Book) for piano (1955)
  • Amusement Park Music Book for piano (1955)
  • Blessed Music Book for piano (1955)
  • Swing Kings Concerto for orchestra (unfinished, 1955)

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personal data
SURNAME Kassern, Tadeusz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kassern, Tadeusz Zygfryd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Lviv
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1957
Place of death New York City