Władysław Żeleński (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Władysław Żeleński (composer)

Polish neoromantic composer, pianist and organist

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1837

Place of Birth: Grodkowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1921

Profession: composer, professor, conductor, pianist, organist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Władysław Żeleński (composer)

  • Wladyslaw Marcjan Mikolaj Zelenski (6 July 1837 – 23 January 1921) was a Polish composer, pianist and organist. Zelenski was born in Grodkowice.
  • He was a representative of neoromanticism in Polish music.
  • Since early days Zelenski showed interest in chamber music.
  • While in secondary school, he wrote two quartets and a trio that, however, have not survived to our times.
  • Later chamber pieces: Sextet in C major, Op.
  • 9 and Wariacje na temat wlasny (Variations on an Original Theme) for string quartet, Op.
  • 29 Zelenski composed while studying first in Prague and later in Paris.
  • He died in Kraków. Wladyslaw was the father of physician and writer Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski.

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