Kazimierz Sikorski

Kazimierz Sikorski (born June 28, 1895 in Zurich, died July 23, 1986 in Warsaw) was a Polish composer.[1]

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Biography

Sikorski studied in Warsaw, first music at the Warsaw Conservatory and then philosophy at the University of Warsaw. He then studied in Lwów, which was Polish at the time, and Paris.[2] In 1926, he became a teacher of composition at the Conservatory of Poznań. From 1927 to 1945, he taught at the Warsaw Conservatory. He was rector of the State Higher School of Music in Łódź. From 1951 to 1966, he taught music theory and composition at the Music Academy Warsaw. During this time, he was president of the Polish Composers' Union. He is the father of the composer, Tomasz Sikorski.[3]

Composition

Sikorski composed four symphonies, a symphonic allegro, two overtures (1945, 1954), some instrumental concertos, of which the clarinet concerto (1947) is the most important, a string sextet, three string quartets, choral and film music, including the music for the film Warsaw Premiere (Polish: Warszawska premiera), for which he won a State Award.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kazimierz Sikorski". culture.pl Profiles. Adam Mickiewicz Institute. 2005. http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/artykuly/os_sikorski_kazimierz. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
  2. ^ a b Wajszczuk, Błażej (28 June 2001). "Kazimierz Sikorski". Brief Biography. Polish Music Center. http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/sikorski_k.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
  3. ^ Marlewski, Adam (April 22, 2002). "Tomasz Sikorski". Andre Chaudron. http://home.wanadoo.nl/eli.ichie/sikorski.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 

External links

Kazimierz Sikorski at the Internet Movie Database

Further reading