Stefan Łodwigowski Explained

Edward Stefan Łodwigowski (14 August 1815^{[1] [2]} – 12 November 1895) was Polish composer.

Born near Iłża^[3] in 1815, he first studied music privately with his father, who was a kapellmeister. He died, when Łodwigowski was 12. He stayed in Warsaw since 1840.^[4] In 1854 he was residing at Robert Bothe's house in the Nowy Świat Street.^[5]

His compositions, though being at best of middle-importance, were successful, especially mazurkas, polonaises and cracoviennes. He also published some transcriptions from Stanisław Moniuszko's operas. By the end of his life, Łodwigowski was an old-fashioned pianist and taught the basics of music. He died in Warsaw on his 80th year.

Further reading

• Book: Célébrités musicales: Collection historique de portraits d'artistes de toutes les nations avec des renseignements biographiques. 1882. W. Streit.

External links

• • Scores by Stefan Łodwigowski in digital library Polona

Notes and References

1. https://polona.pl/item/67745434/8/ Obituary for Łodwigowski
2. Book: Célébrités musicales: Collection historique de portraits d'artistes de toutes les nations avec des renseignements biographiques. 1882. W. Streit.
3. The Echo Muzyczne obituary states he was born in Warsaw.
4. Book: Encyklopedja powszechna. 1864. Orgelbranda. 599.
5. Book: Skorowidz mieszkańców miasta Warszawy z przedmieściami na rok 1854. 1854. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe. 190.