Tadeusz Szeligowski
Tadeusz Szeligowski (born September 13, 1896 in Lemberg , † January 10, 1963 in Poznan ) was a Polish composer and music teacher .
Life
Szeligowski attended grammar school and the Galician Conservatory of Music in Lemberg, where he had lessons in piano with Vilém Kurz and in music theory with Stanisław Niewiadomski . From 1918 to 1922 he studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow , and from 1921 to 1928 musicology as an external student. His teachers were Bolesław Wallek-Walewski and Zdzisław Jachimecki .
In 1923 he went to Vilnius , where he taught music history at the Conservatory from 1925 to 1927 . With a scholarship from the Ministry of Education, he studied in Paris from 1929 to 1931 with Nadia Boulanger and Paul Dukas . After his return he taught music theory and composition at the Music Academy in Poznan . During the Second World War he was organist at the Church of St. Kazimierz in Vilnius.
In 1945 Szeligowski became director of the Lublin Music School and in 1947 director of the State Opera School in Poznan. At the same time he directed the Poznan Philharmonic. In 1950 he received the title of professor. From 1951 to 1954 he was President of the Board of Directors of the Polish Composers Union. In 1961 he founded the Poznańska Wiosna Muzyczna Festival .
Works (selection)
Instrumental music
- 1926 Z chłopa król , overture, comedy by Piotr Baryka for orchestra
- 1927 Wariacje na temat pieśni ludowej for piano
- 1928 Pieśń litewska for violin and piano
- 1928–29 String Quartet No. 1
- 1928–29 Kaziuki , orchestral suite
- 1930 Koncert na orkiestrę
- 1930 Suita archaiczna for orchestra
- 1931 Mala suita for orchestra
- 1931 Ricercar for four instrumental voices
- 1933 concert klarnetowy
- 1933 Andante for clarinet and orchestra
- 1934 Wiśnia blues for voice, cello and piano
- 1934–35 String Quartet No. 2
- 1935 Trio for oboe, viola and cello
- 1936 Niebieski ptak , orchestral suite
- 1937 Epitaphium na śmierć Karola Szymanowskiego for string orchestra
- 1938–39 Gitary z Zalamei for piano
- 1939 Suita kolędowa for string orchestra
- 1940 Air grave et air gai for cor anglais and piano
- 1940–41 Sonatina for piano
- 1941 piano concerto
- 1942 Taniec rosyjski for piano
- 1943–45 Taniec for cello and piano
- 1943–45 Poemat for cello and piano
- 1943–45 Pastorale , miniature for cello and organ
- 1943–45 Sarabanda , miniature for cello and organ
- 1943 Nocturne for cello and piano
- 1945 Suita lubelska for small orchestra
- 1945 Kupałowa noc , orchestral suite
- 1945 Orientale , miniature for cello and piano
- 1947 Nocturne for orchestra
- 1949 Sonata in D minor for piano
- 1952 Uwertura komediowa for small symphony orchestra
- 1952 Dwie etiudy na podwójne dzwięki for piano
- 1952 Drobne utwory for piano
- 1952 Drobiazgi for piano four hands
- 1953 Paw i dziewczyna , ballet suite for orchestra
- 1953 Renegade , ballad for bass and orchestra or piano
- 1953 Kwintet for wind instruments
- 1953 Sonata for flute and piano
- 1954 Cztery tańce polskie for symphony orchestra
- 1955–56 Trio for violin, cello and piano
- 1955 Na łące , suite for two pianos
- 1959 Polskie piosenki miłosne for recorders
Choral works (a cappella or with accompaniment)
- 1929 Nos qui sumus , motet for two male voices
- 1929 O vos omnes , motet for three female voices
- 1929 Timor et tremor , motet for alto and tenor
- 1930 Dwie pieśni białoruskie for mixed choir
- 1931 Psalm XVI , oratorio
- 1931 Ricercar for four vocal parts
- 1932 Msza łacińska for mixed choir and organ
- 1933–34 Pod okapem śniegu , Christmas carol for mixed choir
- 1934 Angeli słodko śpiewali , motet for mixed choir
- 1934 Przepióreczka , Belarusian folk song for mixed cjor
- 1934 Regina coeli laetare , choral song
- 1935 Już nam czas , song for mixed choir
- 1937 Rybi bal , song for children's choir
- 1938 Pieśń żeglarzy for mixed choir
- 1938 Psalm radosny in memoriam Guillaume Dufay for mixed choir
- 1942 Missa de Angelis for three female voices
- 1942 Msza for women's choir
- 1943 Ave Maria for soprano, female choir and organ
- 1943 Ave Maria for three female voices
- 1943 Stabat Mater for male choir
- 1943 Pange lingua for male choir
- 1943 Regina coeli laetare for three female voices
- 1943 Popule meus for three female voices
- 1943 Veni Creator for three female voices
- 1945 Pięć pieśni ludowych z Lubelszczyzny for women's or children's choir
- 1945 Pięć pieśni ludowych z Lubelszczyzny for three-part male choir
- 1945 Cztery pieśni weselne z Lubelszczyzny for mixed choir
- 1945 Siadajcie wszyscy wokoło z nami , suite over twelve folk songs from the period 1810–1875 for mixed choir (or soprano and alto) and piano
- 1946 Tryptyk for soprano and orchestra
- 1946 Koszałki-opałki , Scherzo for male choir
- 1948–49 Panicz i dziewczyna , musical dialogue for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra or piano
- 1948 Kantata o sporcie “100 m” for solo voice, choir and orchestra
- 1948 Suita weselna for soprano, tenor, female and male choir and piano
- 1948 Wesele lubelskie for soprano, mixed choir and small symphony orchestra
- 1948 A wyjrzyjcież, pacholęta , song for mixed choir
- 1952 Karta serc , cantata for soprano, mixed choir and symphony orchestra
- 1952 Zosia , suite for choir and orchestra
- 1955 Pieśń 10-lecia for mixed choir (a cappella / with piano)
- 1960 Psalm CXVI “Laudate Dominum” for mixed or boys' choir
- 1962 Odys płaczący i opuszczony , radio opera oratorio for speaker, choir and symphony orchestra
- 1962 Rex inclitus (Rex gloriosus) , cantata for solo voice, choir and symphony orchestra
Singing and accompaniment
- 1927 Pieśni ludowe litewskie for voice and piano
- 1927 Wanda , song for voice and piano
- 1929 Pieśni Zielone for voice and piano
- 1929 Lilie , ballad for voice and piano
- 1929 Dęby , elegy for voice and piano
- 1929 W olszynie , idyll for voice and piano
- 1929 Chmiel , wedding song for voice and piano
- 1934 Alegorie kwietne for voice and piano
- 1943 Aria for soprano and organ
- 1945 Piosenki do słów Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza for voice and piano
- 1947 Zielona brzózko for voice and piano
- 1947 Dziewczyno moja , song for voice and piano
- 1947 Od Rózana trakt for voice and piano
- 1949 Rapsod for soprano and orchestra
- 1949 Arion , song for tenor and piano
- 1949 Demon , song for tenor and piano
- 1949 Gołębie , song for tenor and piano
- 1951 Ballada o Kostce Napierskim for voice and piano
- 1953 Piosenka o trzech Mauretankach for voice and piano
- 1960 Soledad , song for voice and piano
Opera
- 1951 Bunt żaków , Opera
- 1954 Krakatuk , opera
- 1960 Teodor Gentleman , opera
Ballet music
- 1948 Paw i dziewczyna , ballet
- 1957 Mazepa , ballet
literature
- Zofia Lissa: "Bunt żaków" Tadeusza Szeligowskiego. PWM, Krakow 1957.
- Rozmowy "Ruchu Muzycznego". Mówi Tadeusz Szeligowski. "Ruch Muzyczny" 1959 No. 3.
- Marek Podhajski: Studia kontrapunktu Tadeusza Szeligowskiego u Nadii Boulanger. Res Facta No. 8, PWM, Cracow 1977.
- Tadeusz Szantruczek: Composować… i umrzeć. Rzecz o Tadeuszu Szeligowskim. Ars Nova, Poznan 1997.
- Encyclopedia Muzyki. Red. A. Chodkowski, PWN, Warsaw 2001, p. 866.
- M. Hanuszewska, B. Schaeffer: Almanach polskich kompozytorów współczesnych. PWM, Krakau 1982, pp. 263-265.
- Franciszka Woźniak: Tadeusz Szeligowski. Studia i wspomnienia. Pomorze, Bydgoszcz 1987.
- Teresa Brodniewicz, Janusz Kempiński, Janina Tatarska: Tadeusz Szeligowski. Wokół twórcy i jego dzieła. Ars Nova, Poznan 1998.
- Tadeusz Szeligowski. W 10 rocznicę śmierci kompozytora. PWSM, Danzig 1973.
swell
- Tadeusz Szeligowski on Culture.pl (Polish)
Web links
Commons : Tadeusz Szeligowski - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Tadeusz Szeligowski at Operone (stage works)
- Tadeusz Szeligowski at WIEM, free encyclopedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szeligowski, Tadeusz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1963 |
| Place of death | Poses |