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Concerto for Harp, Flute and String Band

Duration: 18'
Movements: Allegro non troppo / Lento / Giocoso
Instrumentation: ar fl archi
Composed in: 1979

The piece, also known as Concerto per arpa, flauto e archi, was commissioned by harpist Ariadna Tugaj from Rimsky Conservatory in Petrozavodsk. The three movement piece follows the formal order of a solo concert with orchestra. The applied form are frugal. Although the foreground parts belong to harp and flute, the role of orchestra is comparable.

Improvisation for Solo Harp

Duration: 5'
Movements: Andante cantabile / Poco piu mosso / Gracioso
Instrumentation: ar
Composed in: 1951

The piece was composed at the commission of harp player Prof. Janina Rzeszewicz, who introduced the composition into educational repertoire of higher music schools in Łódź and Warsaw. This is simple composition similar in form to rondo. Melodic and harmonic forms are diatonic and moderately modern. Read more

Music for Harp, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon

Duration: 12'
Movements: Moderato / Allegro / Comodo / Quasi scherzando / Presto
Instrumentation: ar fl ob cl(B) cor(F) fg
Composed in: 1963

The piece is composer’s tribute to French impressionists and has a lot of stylistic allusions referring to them. This composition was later transcripted for piano and five wind instruments as Music for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (1972).

Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp

Duration: 10'
Movements: Con moto / Largo (Passacaglia) - L' istesso tempo (Double Fugue)
Instrumentation: fl vla ar
Composed in: 1966

The piece was composed for the Warsaw Harp Trio: Mrs. Elżbieta Dastych – flute, Mr. Artur Paciorkiewicz – viola and Urszula Mazurek – harp. It is a virtuoso composition written for three equally treated instruments. It is composer’s tribute and expression of fascination with Baroque music, giving both the Read more