Bogusław Schaeffer
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Bogusław Schaeffer (b. June 6, 1929 in Lwów) is a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, member of the avantgarde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers alongside Krzysztof Penderecki and others. Since having studied violin in Opole and graduating musical compoistion under Zdzisław Jachimecki in 1953 at the Academy of Music in Kraków, Schaeffer has been an active composer and musical theoretician. From 1963, he was a lecturer composition at the Kraków Academy, and had a professor at the Hochschule für Music in Salzburg from the mid-1980s to 2000.
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[edit] Awards for music compositions
- 1959 - 2nd Prize at the Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition in Katowice for Monosonata for 24 solos string instruments
- 1962 - Prize at the Artur Malawski Competition in Kraków for Musica ipsa
- 1964 - 2nd Prize at the Fitelberg Competition for Little Symphony
[edit] Most significant works
[edit] Books
- New Music. Problems in Contemporary Composing techniques (Nowa Muzyka) - 1958
- Introduction to Composition (1974)
[edit] Musical works
[edit] Orchestral works
- Quattro movimenti for piano and orchestra - 1957
- Topofonica for 40 different instruments - 1960
- Musica ipsa for orchestra - 1962
- Music for MI for vibraphone and orchestra - 1963
- Collage and Form for 8 jazz musician and orchestra - 1963
- Collage for orchestra - 1964
- Text for orchestra - 1971
- Warsaw Overture for orchestra - 1975
- Stabat mater for sopran, alt, string orchestra and orgeln - 1983
- Missa sinfonica for orchestra - 1986
[edit] Concerti
- Concerto Breve for cello and orchestra - 1959
- Concerto for flute, flute trio and orchestra - 1963
- Violin concerto - 1963
- Concerto for piano and orchestra - 1967
- Jazz Concerto for 12 musicians and orchestra - 1969
- Concerto for 3 pianos - 1972
- Conzerto for guitar and orchestra - 1984
- Conzerto for violin - 1987
- Concert for piano and orchestra - 1988
- Concert for 2 pianos and orchestra- 1988
- Violin Concert II - 1989
- Piano Concert III for piano and orchestra - 1990
[edit] Chamber music
- I String Quartett - 1957
- Music for string quartet - 1954
- Permutations for 10 instruments - 1956
- String quartet No.1 - 1957
- Extremes for 10 instruments - 1957
- Monosonate for 6 string quartetts - 1946
- Lineare Construction for piano - 1959
- Kodes for chamber orchestra - 1961
- Strng Quartet No.2 - 1964
- Composition for harp and piano - 1966
- Estratto for string trio - 1971
- String Quartet No.3 - 1971
- Mare for piano and 9 instruments - 1971
- Negative Music for chosen instrument - 1972
- Free Form I for 5 instruments - 1972
- Minimal Art for tuba, piano - 1977
- Gravesono for wind instrument - 1977
- Self-expression for violoncello - 1978
- Kesukann for 13 string instruments - 1978
- Esatto e libero for violin and piano - 1983
- Mouhadatsa for viola and violoncello - 1985
- Kwaiwa for violin and computer - 1986
- Summer Music for akordeon, piano - 1987
- Missa brevis for choir - 1988
- Spring Music for violin and piano - 1988
- Winter Music for horn and piano - 1988
- Love Moments - 1990
[edit] keyboard works
- Sonatine - 1952
- Composition - 1954
- Model I-XXXI - 1956-2006
- Described Emotions - 1966
- Sonate II for organ - 1985
- Sonate III-IV for organ - 1986
- Megasonata for piano - 1994
- Wielka Sonata for piano solo and electronic media - 2006
[edit] Solo pieces
- Sonate for violin solo - 1955
- Negative for flute solo - 1960
- Imago Musicae for violin with an interpolating instrumental accompaniment - 1961
- Construction for vibraphone solo - 1962
- Euterpe for oboe solo - 1984
