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Bogusław Schaeffer

Bogusław Schaeffer was a Polish composer, music educator, music critic, painter, musicologist and dramaturge (1929–2019). He was born in Lviv and died in Salzburg.

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Biography

Bogusław Schaeffer worked in music, musicology, drama, pedagogy and graphics.

He was employed by Mozarteum University Salzburg. He belonged to Union of Polish Composers and Krakow Group. He worked at Kraków and Salzburg.

Bogusław Schaeffer is recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded as composer, music educator, music critic, painter and musicologist.

Bogusław Schaeffer is recorded as having received Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Bogusław Schaeffer studied at Jagiellonian University and Academy of Music in Kraków. the recorded working language is Polish.

The field of work recorded is music, musicology and drama. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Kraków and Salzburg. Employment is recorded with Mozarteum University Salzburg.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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Life and career

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  1. 1929

    Life

    Bogusław Schaeffer was born in 1929 at Lviv.

  2. 1991

    Institution

    utwory sceniczne digitised by Internet Archive.

  3. 2019

    Life

    Bogusław Schaeffer died in 2019 at Salzburg.

The full dated record · 3 entries

  1. 1929

    Bogusław Schaeffer was born in 1929 at Lviv.

  2. 1991

    utwory sceniczne digitised by Internet Archive.

  3. 2019

    Bogusław Schaeffer died in 2019 at Salzburg.

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  • Salzburg
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  • Lviv

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Bogusław Schaeffer received Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Primary material

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Literature

Bibliography

From Graphic Scores to Score-Poems: Notational Experiments of the Polish Neo-Avant-Garde (Bogusław Schaeffer – Witold Wirpsza), A Hundred Years of Avant-Gardes, 2026.

  • Schaeffer [Schäffer], Bogusław, Oxford Music Online, 2001

  • Schaeffer (Schäffer), Bogusław Julian

  • Antyschaefferyzmy

  • O wybranych postawach krytycznych wobec myśli i twórczości Bogusława Schaeffera z lat 1956–1976, Muzyka, 2022

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