Tadeusz Baird

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Tadeusz Baird (b. July 26, 1928 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki - d. September 2, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish composer. In 1956, with Kazimierz Serocki he founded the Warsaw Autumn international contemporary music festival.

Contents 1 Compositions 1.1 Music for solo instruments 1.2 Chamber music 1.3 Orchestral works 1.4 Concertos 1.5 Vocal-instrumental works 2 External links

[edit] Compositions

[edit] Music for solo instruments

• Sonatina I (1949)
• Sonatina II (1952)
• Little Suite for Children (1952)

[edit] Chamber music

• String Quartet (1971)
• Play for String Quatret (1971)

[edit] Orchestral works

• Symphony I (1950) - Polish National Prize, 1951
• Colas Breugnon: a suite in the old style for string orchestra with flute (1951)
• Four Essays (1958) - UNESCO Prize, 1959
• Symphony III (1969) - National Prize, 1970

[edit] Concertos

• Four Dialogs for oboe and chamber orchestra (1964) - UNESCO Prize 1966
• Oboe Concerto (1973)
• Scenes for cello, harp and orchestra (1977)

[edit] Vocal-instrumental works

• Four Love Sonnets for baritone and orchestra (1956) to texts by Shakespeare
• Five Songs for mezzo-soprano and six instruments (1970) to texts by H. Poświatowska - National Prize, 1970
• Tomorrow, a musical drama to a libretto by J. S. Sito

[edit] External links

• Baird page at the Polish Music Center