Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz
| Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz | |
|---|---|
 Jan Nepomucen de Bobrowicz | |
| Born |
12 May 1805 Kraków, Poland |
| Died |
2 November 1881 (aged 76) Dresden |
| Occupation | Composer, publisher |
Jan Nepomucen de Bobrowicz (Kraków, 12 May 1805 – 2 November 1881) was a Polish virtuoso guitarist, composer, music editor and publisher. He has been called "the Chopin of guitar" by his contemporaries. 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] The venture which probably brought him most fame, was when he was responsible for preparing a 4th–10th edition of the original classical genealogical and heraldic reference Herbarz Polski (Polish Armorial) by heraldist and author Kasper Niesiecki (1682–1744), volumes 4–10, the editions appeared in the years 1839–1846 by publisher Breitkopf & Härtel.[3]
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
- List of Poles
Notes
- ↑ Krzysztof Komarnicki, Form-integrating Elements in the Variation Cycles by Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz. Guitar and Lute.
- ↑ "Selected works vol. 1" Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz, Robert Coldwell, Digital Guitar Archive, 2005 (vol. 2, 2009)
- ↑ Niesiecki, Kasper (1839–1846). Bobrowicz, Jan, ed. Kasper Niesiecki - HERBARZ POLSKI Kaspra Niesieckiego S.J. (in Polish) 10. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel.
Literature
- Bobrowicz, Jan (2005). Komarnicki, Krzysztof, ed. J.N. de Bobrowicz, Selected Works, Variations (in English and Polish) 1. Dallas: DGA Editions, Digital Guitar Archive. ISBN 9780977692606.
- Free scores by Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz at the International Music Score Library Project
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