Władysław Żeleński (composer) explained

Władysław Żeleński
Birth Date:6 July 1837
Genre:Classical
Occupation:Composer
Instrument:Piano

Władysław Marcjan Mikołaj Żeleński (6 July 1837 – 23 January 1921) was a Polish composer, pianist and organist.

Life

Żeleński was born in Grodkowice into a landowner family. When he was eight, his father was killed and his mother critically injured in the rabacja, the Galician peasants' uprising of 1846.[1]

He was a representative of neoromanticism in Polish music. From early on, Żeleński showed interest in chamber music. While in secondary school, he wrote two quartets and a trio that, however, have not survived to our times. Later chamber pieces include: Sextet in C major, Op. 9 and Wariacje na temat własny (Variations on an Original Theme) for string quartet, Op. 29 Żeleński composed while studying first in Prague and later in Paris. He died in Kraków.

Władysław was the father of physician and writer Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. His students included Polish composer and pianist Jadwiga Sarnecka.[2]

Notable works

Operas

Symphonic compositions

Concertante

Chamber music

Keyboard

SongsWładysław is author of over 100 songs, most notable are:

Discography

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Center Stage: Operatic Culture and Nation Building in ... Philipp Ther · 2014 p118 "The most distinguished Polish composer of his generation, as a child of eight he had lived through the rabacja— the Galician peasants' uprising of 1846—in which his father was killed and his mother critically injured."
  2. Web site: PWM -Kompozytorzy I Autorzy, Jadwiga Sarnecka, Biography . 2023-07-13 . pwm.com.pl.
  3. Web site: Władysław Żeleński .

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