Category Archives: Miscellany

After the Fall

Composed in:
1957

Instrumentation:
org

This is an organ accompaniment for a song After the Fall (Po upadku). It was published in Biblioteka Organisty No. 2 and 3 in 1957.

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Ave Verum Corpus

Composed in:
1991

Instrumentation:
3 pft

Movements:
Andante sostenuto

This composition is a transcription of Ave verum corpus in D major (KV 618) by W. A. Mozart for three pianos, written at the request of Prof. Regina Smendzianka, Head of the  II Piano Department in The Fryderic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. THe original Mozart’s composition is a motet for four voice mixed choir, strings and organ.

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Bóg sie Rodzi

Duration:
1'20''

Instrumentation:
org

Bóg się Rodzi is a Polish Christmas carol transcripted by the composer for organ.

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Boże wieczny

Instrumentation:
org

This is an organ accompaniment for a church song Boże wieczny.

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Cadence (I)

Composed in:
1986

Duration:
1'10''

Duration:
vla

This is a transcription of Cadence (I) from the Concerto D minor No. 2 (RV 394) by Antonio Vivaldi for viola d’amore. It was written for the composer’s son for his naming day in1986 (naming days are more often celebrated in Poland than birthdays).

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Cadence (II)

Composed in:
1986

Instrumentation:
vla

This is a transcription of Cadence (II) from the Concerto D minor No. 2 (RV 394) by Antonio Vivaldi for viola d’amore. It was written for the composer’s son for his naming day in1986 (naming days are more often celebrated in Poland than birthdays).

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Ciaccona

Composed in:
1968

Duration:
12'

Instrumentation:
vl archi

This is transcription of Ciaccona from the 2nd Partita D minor by J. S. Bach (BWV 1004) for violin and strings, written at the commission of Tadeusz Ochlewski, Head of Chamber Orchestra Con moto ma cantabile. Original Ciaccona was written by Bach for solo violin. (more…)

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Contrapunctus XVIII

Composed in:
1987

Duration:
5'

Instrumentation:
vl1 vl2 vla vc

Movements:
Fuga / Alio modo fuga

Both fugues from Contrapunctus XVIII, Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV 1080) by J. S. Bach were originally composed for 2 hapsichords. The composer transcripted the original for the string quartet.

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Exercises in Harmony

This is a collection of 26 exercises in harmony. Written between 1965 and 1981.

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Harmonic Exercises

This is a collection of 51 exercises written between 1977 and 1980.

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Niechaj będzie pochwalony (I)

Composed in:
1957

Instrumentation:
org

This is organ accompaniment to the church song Niechaj będzie pochwalony.

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Niechaj będzie pochwalony (II)

Composed in:
1957

Instrumentation:
org

This is organ accompaniment to the church song Niechaj będzie pochwalony.

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Polish National Anthem – for large wind band

Composed in:
1979

Instrumentation:
picc 2fl 2ob cor.i* cl(Es) 3cl(B) cl(bB)* 2fg cfg* cl.b* 2sxfalt(Es) 2sxften(B) sxfbar(Es) / 4cor(F) 3tr(B) 3trbn / tmp tmb gr.c piatti / 2crt(B) ten(B) bar 2tb /* - ad libitum

This is one of three transcriptions of the anthem which were commissioned for Polish Composers Association (Związek Kompozytorów Polskich). Instrumentations for wind bands were based on the score for symphony orchestra by Jan Maklakiewicz.

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Polish National Anthem – for military wind band

Composed in:
1979

Instrumentation:
picc fl cl(Es) 3cl(B) / 4cor(F) 2tr(B) 2trbn / tmb gr.c piatti / 2crt(B) 2ten(B) bar 2tb

This is one of three transcriptions of the anthem which were commissioned of Polish Composers Association (Związek Kompozytorów Polskich). Instrumentations for wind bands were based on the score for symphony orchestra by Jan Maklakiewicz.

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Polish National Anthem – for popular wind band

Composed in:
1979

Instrumentation:
cl(Es)* 2cl(B) / 2crt(B) / 3alt(Es) 2ten(B) bar bas / tmb gr.c piatti

This is one of three transcriptions of the anthem which were commissioned of Polish Composers Association (Związek Kompozytorów Polskich). Instrumentations for wind bands were based on the score for symphony orchestra by Jan Maklakiewicz.

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Polish National Anthem – for string quartet

Composed in:
1979

Instrumentation:
vl1 vl2 vla vc

This is transcription of the anthem for a string quartet written for the Kwartet Varsovia.

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Przybieżeli do Betlejem

Composed in:
1991

Instrumentation:
vl 2vla

This is a popular Polish Christmas carol transcripted by the composer for violin and two violas for his son Artur, his wife Maria and their daughter Katarzyna.

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Symphonia de Nativitate

Composed in:
1967

Duration:
6'

Instrumentation:
archi

Movements:
Allegro / Andante / Allegro

Symphonia de Nativitate by Polish anonymous from 1759 is a reconstruction for a string band. The composition was reconstructed at the request of Tadeusz Ochlewski, Director of PWM and Head of the band Con moto ma cantabile. Based on the remains of orchestra scores and autographs from the middle of XVIII century, the composer created entirely new composition, but in the style and spirit of the time.

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Thai National Anthem

Composed in:
1980

Instrumentation:
3333 4331 tmp batt archi (picc cor.i cl(Es) cfg - ad libitum)

This is the arrangement of Thai National Anthem for symphony orchestra commissioned by Warsaw Philharmonic (at the time National Philharmonic).

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When the Christ is Born

Composed in:
1957

Instrumentation:
org

This is an organ accompaniment for the traditional Polish Christmas carol When the Christ is Born (Gdy się Chrystus Rodzi).

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When the Christ is Born – for violin and 2 violas

Composed in:
1991

Duration:
vl 2vla

This is a transcription of the traditional Polish Christmas carol When the Christ is Born (Gdy się Chrystus Rodzi) for viola and two violas for the composer’s son Artur, his wife Maria and their daughter Katarzyna.

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Wise Men

Composed in:
1957

Instrumentation:
org

This is organ accompaniment for a Christmas carol Wise Men (Mędrcy Świata).

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