Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz
Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz (Kraków, 12 May 1805 – 2 November 1881) was a Polish music editor and publisher, composer and virtuoso guitarist.
He has been called "the Chopin of guitar". Most of his guitar pieces are in the form of themes and variations.[1]
He worked as an editor for the music-publishing firm of Breitkopf & Härtel. Later he ran his own publishing business. He was responsible for probably hundreds of titles, published mainly in Polish.[2]
Selected works
- Variations on ‘La ci darem la mano’ from W. A. Mozart’s ‘Don giovanni’ op. 6;
- Variations on Ukrainian Song op. 7;
- Variations on An Original Theme op. 10;
- Introduction, Variations and Polonaise on a Tyrolese Theme op. 13;
- Variations on the Cavatine From ‘Zelmira’ by Gioacchino Rossini op. 16;
- Variations on a Favourite Waltz op. 18;
- Introduction and Variations on Polish Song “Ja ciebie nie zapomne” op. 20;
- Variations de Bravoure on ‘Oh! cara memoria’ by M. Caraffa op. 28
See also
Notes
- ^ Form-integrating Elements in the Variation Cycles by Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz. Krzysztof Komarnicki
- ^ "Selected works vol. 1" Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz, Robert Coldwell, Digital Guitar Archive, 2005 (vol. 2, 2009)
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