Karol Hławiczka

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Karol Hławiczka
Born	(1894-02-14)February 14, 1894 Ustroń, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 22, 1976(1976-07-22) (aged 82) Cieszyn, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Occupation	Composer, pianist, educator
Religion	Lutheranism
Parents	Andrzej (father)
Relatives	Adam (brother)

Karol Hławiczka (14 February 1894 in Ustroń - 22 July 1976 in Cieszyn) was a Polish composer, pianist, teacher and Chopinologist.

He was born in Ustroń to Andrzej Hławiczka, teacher and musicologist. His family later relocated to Cieszyn. After graduation from high school Hławiczka went to Vienna to study law. However he did not finish the studies and returned to Cieszyn to work as organist in Lutheran church and teacher of singing in seminary for teachers. During World War I he led the marching band of Polish Legions in Cieszyn. Since 1925 he often performed as a pianist, and in 1928-1931 worked as a music teacher in Mysłowice. Since 1931 Hławiczka settled in Warsaw.

After World War II he moved to Zaolzie, where he established choirs Harfa in Czeski Cieszyn and Lutnia in Trzyniec. Hławiczka was active in Literary-Artistic Section of the Polish Cultural and Educational Union (PZKO). In 1958 he returned to Cieszyn, Poland, where he worked as a piano teacher until his retirement in 1964.

He was a keen collector of regional and Protestant songs. He authored several school textbooks and songbooks; and also contributed to musical and pedagogical journals in Poland and abroad. Hławiczka also researched works of Fryderyk Chopin. He was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.

Books

Śpiewnik szkolny (1922, 1925)
Główne zadania metodyczne nauki śpiewu w szkole powszechnej (1925)
Solfeż polski (1926)
75 pieśni marszowych do użytku młodzieży szkolnej, harcerskiej i przysposobienia wojskowego (1931)
Pieśni na uroczystości państwowe do użytku szkolnego (1933)
Nauczanie śpiewu w szkole powszechnej (1934)
Wesołe piosenki (1936)
Leć pieśni w dal (1936)
Moja piosenka (1938)
Pieśni znad Olzy (1939)

References

Dziadek, Magdalena (April 2009). "Mocarz ducha". Zwrot: 57.

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Persondata
Name	Hlawiczka, Karol
Alternative names
Short description	Polish musician
Date of birth	14 February 1894
Place of birth	Ustroń, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	22 July 1976
Place of death	Cieszyn, Poland

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