Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lviv (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs.

In 1871 he co-founded and became a first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years of 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).

Selected works

Orchestral
  1. À la polonaise (Tempo di polacca)
  2. À la mazourka
  3. Intermezzo cantabile
  4. À la cracovienne
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
  1. Berceuse
  2. Idylle
Vocal

References

  1. HMB 1877, page 27. Early HMB 1877 so published 1876.
  2. HMB 1884, page 260.
  3. Hofmeisters Monatsberichte (HMB) 1862, page 240.
  4. HMB 1868, page 74.
  5. HMB 1869, page 210.
  6. HMB 1894, page 393.
  7. HMB 1868, page 47.

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