Marta Ptaszynska

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Marta Ptaszyńska (b. 1943 Warsaw, Poland) Composer, percussionist and professor of music at the University of Chicago [1].

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[edit] Works

[edit] Orchestral Music

  • Improvisations (1968)

First performance: March 26, 1971, The Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra, Renard Czajkowski, conductor.

  • Spectri Sonori (1973)

First performance: January 22,1974, The Cleveland Orchestra, Matthias Bamert, conductor.

  • Crystallites (1973-74)

Commissioned by the Kościuszko Foundation in New York. First performance: January 24, 1975, Bydgoszcz, Poland, The Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit, conductor.

  • Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra (1974)

Commissioned by the Sage City Symphony Orchestra. First performance: October 10, 1974, Bennington, Vermont, Sage City Symphony Orchestra, Louis Calabro, conductor.

  • Conductus - A Ceremonial for Winds (1982)

for symphonic band First performance: March 18, 1983, Chicago, The Chicago Symphonic Band.

  • La Novella D'Inverno (Winter's Tale) (1984)

for strings Commissioned by and dedicated to Jerzy Maksymiuk and the Polish Chamber Orchestra. First performance: May, 5, 1985, Lisboa, Portugal, The Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor. Second Prize at the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris, France, 1986.

  • Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (1985)

Dedicated to Keiko Abe. Premiere broadcast performance: May 8, 1986, Cracow, The Cracow Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla, conductor, Keiko Abe, soloist. Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991

  • Charlie's Dream - Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (1988)
  • Ode to Praise All Famous Women (1992)

Commissioned by the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic. First performance: March 22, 1992, Orlando, Florida Space Coast Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Tunicka, conductor.

  • Fanfare For Peace (1993)

Commissioned by Jesus Lopez Cobos and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Premiered: Nov. 18, 1994, Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesus Lopez Cobos, conductor.

  • Concerto Grosso (1996)

for two violins and chamber orchestra First performance January 26, 1997, Warsaw, Sinfonia Varsovia, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, conductor.

First performance June 12, 1999, Chicago, Polish American Symphony Orchestra Wojciech Niewzol, conductor.

  • Drum of Orfeo - Concerto for Percussion (1999-2001)

Written for and dedicated to Evelyn Glennie.

[edit] Vocal and Instrumental Works

  • A Tale of Nightingales (1968)

for baritone and chamber ensemble, to the poetry of K.I. Gałczyński.

  • Vocalise (1971)

for female voice and vibraphone. First performance: July 18, 1971, Breukelen, Holland, Cornelia van der Horst, sop., Marta Ptaszyńska, vibes.

  • Oscar of Alva opera in 6 scenes (1971-72, revised in 1986)

for 5 soloists (soprano, mezzo, tenore, baritone, bass) mixed choir, and orchestra, in Polish with English subtitles. Libretto based on Lord Byron's poem by Z. Kopalko. A TV production: 1988, Cracow, Poland, Polish Radio and Television. Stanisław Zajączkowski, director, Cracow Radio and TV Orchestra and Chorus, Szymon Kawalla, conductor.

  • Epigrams (1976-77)

for women's choir, flute, harp, piano and percussion, to ancient Greek poetry; in English. Commissioned by the Dorians Choir of the University of California at Santa Barbara. First performance: May 8,1977, Santa Barbara, California, Dorians Choir, Michael Ingham, conductor.

  • Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great Dark Sleep) (1977)

for soprano, flute and harp, to Paul Verlaine's poem (French/English). First performance: June 22, 1979, Pontino, Italy, XV Festival di Musica Contemporanea.

  • Die Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus) (1980-81)

for middle voice and chamber orchestra, to Rainer Maria Rilke's poems; in German. First performance: October, 1989, Warsaw, Poland, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor, Ewa Podleś, mezzosoprano.

  • Ave Maria (1982 version)

for four men's voices, brass, percussion and organ. Commissioned by the S. Moniuszko Musical Society of Boston. First performance: October 10, 1982, Boston Cathedral, New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble.

  • Ave Maria (1987 version)

for men's choir and orchestra. First performance: April 18, 1988, Cracow, Poland, The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

  • Polish Letters (Listy Polskie) (1988)

Cantata to commemorate Poland's Independence for percussion, piano, string quartet, soprano, mezzo, baritone soli. To the poetry of Polish and other European poets; in Polish. First performance: July 15, 1989, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw Academy of Music chamber Choir and Instrumental Ensemble, Varsovia String Quartet, Ryszard Zimak, conductor, VHS recording: Polish TV Poltel, Warsaw, 1984.

  • Songs of Despair and Loneliness (Pieśni rozpaczy i samotności) (1988-89)

for mezzosoprano and piano. Poems by Rilke, Verlaine, Shakespeare, Staff, and Lorca in original languages. Commissioned by Jerzy Marchwiński for Ewa Podleś, mezzosoprano. First performance: October 3, 1989, Warsaw Philharmonic, Poland, E. Podleś and J. Marchwiński. Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991

  • Holocaust Memorial Cantata (1992)

for three solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra (percussion, harp, strings). To the poetry of Leslie Woolf Hedley "Chant for All the People on Earth" (English/Hebrew/Yiddish/Polish). Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago. First performance: April 5, 1992, Glencoe, Illinois, Lira Singers, Lucy J. Ding conductor. Score and piano reduction. Recordings: CD, POLYGRAM CD ACCORD, Poland, 1996

  • Liquid Light for Mezzosoprano, Piano and Percussion (1994-1995)

To the poetry of Modene Duffy. Commissioned by and written for Patricia Adkins-Chiti. Premiered at Warsaw Autumn Festival 1997 and in the unabridged version at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Nov. 25, 1997. Patricia Adkins-Chiti, Mezzo soprano, Ian Buckle, piano, Marta Ptaszynska, percussion.

  • Cantiones Jubilationis for Women's Choir and Percussion (1995)

To the poetry of Modene Duffy. Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago. Premiered: March 19, 1995, Chicago, The Lira Singers, Lucy Ding, conductor.

  • Silver Echos of Distant Bells for Mezzosoprano and String Quartet (1995)

To the poetry of Lord Tennyson, Laslie Woolf Hedley, Donald Bogan, Krzysztof Koehler and Stanislaw Wyspiański; in English. Commissioned by the Kosciuszko Foundation. Premiered: Dec. 10, 1995 in New York at the Kościuszko Foundation by Mary Henderson-Stuckey, mezzosoprano and the Halycon String Quartet.

[edit] Chamber Music

  • Four Preludes (1965)

for vibraphone and piano

  • Scherzo (1967)

for xylophone and piano

  • Jeu-Parti (1970)

for harp and vibraphone

  • Madrigals "Canticum Sonarum" Igor Stravinsky in Memoriam (1971)

for woodwind and string quartets, trumpet, trombone and gong. First performance: March, 1972, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Players. Special Mention, Young Polish Composers Contest, 1971.

  • Cadenza (1972)

for flute and percussion.

  • Siderals for two percussion quintets and light projection (1974)

Commissioned and premiered in 1974 by the University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble, Thomas Siwe, conductor. 1974 Percussive Arts Society Award.

  • Mobile for two percussionists (1976)

First performance: November 10, 1976, Bennington College, Vermont, Louis Calabro, Marta Ptaszyńska.

  • Classical Variations for timpani and string quartet(1976)

1976 Award at the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest.

  • Synchrony for percussion trio (1978)
  • Dream Lands, Magic Spaces for violin piano and 6 percussion players (1979)

First performance: November 13, 1980, San Francisco Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Daniel Kobialka, violin, Barry Jekowski, conductor. Percussive Arts Society International Conference, San Jose, California.

  • Scintilla for two marimbas (1984)

First performance: 1985 by the duo Tavernier in France.

  • Moon Flowers (Kwiaty Księżyca) for cello and piano (1986)

Commissioned by the BBC in Bristol for the duo R. Jabłoński, cello, and K. Borucińska, piano. First broadcast performance: May 14, 1986, BBC, England. First live performance: September 27, 1986, Warsaw, Poland, 29th International Music Festival Warsaw Autumn. Recordings: Proviva - Teldec Germany, ISPN 152.

  • Ajikan - Unfolding Light for flute and percussion (1989)

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Uroboros Ensemble in England. First performance: September 10, 1989, Southampton International Music Week.

  • Poetic Impressions for wind quintet and piano (1991)

Commissioned by the Warsaw Wind Quintet. Recordings: CD, DUX Records, Poland (CD of the Year 1996)

  • Concerto for saxophone and chamber orchestra (1988-90)

Solo alto and tenor saxophone. Written for David Pituch and Sinfonia Varsovia First performance: June 26, 1997, Festival European Cultural Month in Lubljana, Slovenia.

  • Four Portraits for string quartet (1994)

Written for the Wilanów String Quartet. Premiered: April 22, 1994 at Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York.

  • Concerto Grosso for 2 violins and chamber orchestra (1996)

Written as "A Birthday present for Lord Yehudi Menuhin" First performance: January 26, 1997, Warsaw, Poland, Sinfonia Varsovia and Lord Menuhin. VHS recording By Polish Television, Warsaw, 1997

  • Letter To The Sun for frame drum, percussion quartet and narrator (1998-2000)

To the poem by Julia Rafalska; in English. Written for Morris Lang and the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble. First performance: November 8, 2000, New York, USA, Brooklyn college Percussion Ensemble, Brian Willson, conductor.

  • Scherzo Di Fantasia for euphonium and piano (1997)

Commissioned by the National Brass Society for the International Brass Conference in St. Louis. First performance: June 29, 1997, St. Louis, USA, Gail Robertson, euphonium.

  • Mancala for 2 violins (1997)

Written for Hanna Lachert, violinist of the New York Philharmonic. First performance: April 18, 1997, New York, USA.

[edit] Instrumental and Solo Works

  • Variations for flute (1967)
  • Space Model for percussion (1971-75)
  • Stress for percussion & tape (1972)
  • Arabesque for harp (1972)
  • Touracou for harpsichord (1974)
  • Farewell Souvenir for piano (1975)
  • Recitativo, Arioso and Toccata for Violin (1969-75)
  • Two Poems for tuba (1975); 7'
  • Quodlibet for double-bass and prerecorded tape (1976)
  • Six Bagatelles for harp (1979)
  • Graffito for marimba (1988)

Commissioned by Nebojsa Jovan Ziukovic. Premiered: European Percussion Congress, Germany. Recordings: CD, Bayer Records, Tubingen, Germany.

  • Hommage a I.J. Paderewski for piano (1992)

Premiered: 1992, Washington D.C., Jerzy Stryjniak.

  • Spider Walk for percussion (1993)

Dedicated to Stanisław Skoczyński. Premiered: Nov. 10, 1993, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Stanisław Skoczyński

[edit] Multimedia Works

  • Soirée Snobe Chez La Princesse Instrumental Theatre (1979)

for 2 keyboard instruments, prerecorded tape, mimes and lighting. Commissioned and premiered in 1979 by Annette Sachs and Piotr Lachert, Théâtre European de Musique Vivante, Brussels, Belgium.

[edit] Music for Children

  • Suite Variée for percussion (4) and piano (1965)
  • Little Mosaic for percussion ensemble (1968)
  • Little Mexican Fantasy for percussion and piano (1971)

Arrangement of a Mexican folk tune.

  • Tunes from Many Countries of the World (1977)

Children's songs arrangement for percussion and instruments.

  • Journeys into Space for Piano in two volumes (1978)

A set of 19 miniatures.

  • Music of Five Steps for two flutes and percussion ensemble (1979)

Commissioned by the International Society for Musical Education. First performance: July 12, 1980 by the pupils of E. Mlynarski Elementary School of Music in Warsaw, Poland, during the XIV World Congress of ISME.

  • Miniatures for piano (1982)

14 miniatures.

  • Four Seasons for Four Hands (1984)

12 pieces for Piano 4 hands.

  • Silver Threads and Other Songs for Children (1986)

for voice, chorus , and percussion in various combinations, to the poetry of Josef Czechowicz, in Polish.

  • Musical Alphabet for two pianos (1985-86)

A set of 22 pieces, mainly dances from A to Z.

  • Mister Marimba- children's opera in 3 acts (1992-95)

Soloists, chidren choir and orchestra To the libretto of Polish lyricist Agnieszka Osiecka; in Polish and also in English Written for the National Opera in Warsaw, Poland. First performance: Nov. 1997, National Opera in Warsaw.

[edit] Books

  • Colorful World of Percussion (1978)

A book for percussion training in 5 volumes. Co-author: Barbara Niewiadomska.

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