Mikołaj Górecki
Mikołaj Górecki (born 1971) is a Polish composer. He is the son of the composer Henryk Górecki (1933-2010). In 1995 he graduated with honours in composition from the Music Academy in Katowice.
Mikołaj Górecki
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- classical
- Movements
- 20th-century classical music
- Education
- Academy of Music in Katowice · Indiana University
- Languages
- Polish
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Mikołaj Górecki (born 1971) is a Polish composer. He is the son of the composer Henryk Górecki (1933-2010). In 1995 he graduated with honours in composition from the Music Academy in Katowice.
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In 1996, he received two scholarships from The Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. In 2000 he received a doctorate in composition from Indiana University, Bloomington in the United States. In 2001-2002 he lectured at McGill University in Montreal. He currently lives and works in the United States.
• Four pieces for orchestra (1990) • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1990) • Appassionato for solo soprano, choir and orchestra (1991) • Three pieces for clarinet and piano (1992) • Sonata for clarinet and piano (1994) • Toccata for two pianos (1996) • Six bagatelles for violin, cello and piano (1997) • Sinfonietta for 12 instruments and percussion (1998) • Trzy fragmenty (Three fragments) for string orchestra (1998) • Capriccio for piano and orchestra (1998) • In memoriam (A.Sch., A.R., A.W.) for six instruments (1999) • Three episodes for orchestra (1999) • Trzy intermezza (Three intermezzos) for clarinet and string sextet (ver. 1) (1999) • Trzy intermezza (Three intermezzos) for two clarinets and string orchestra (ver. 2) (1999) • Sonata no. 1 for violin and piano (1999) • Arioso for orchestra (2000) • Gloria for mixed choir and string orchestra (2000) • Concerto-Notturno for violin and string orchestra (2000) • Gościu, siądź pod mym liściem (Guest, come sit under my leaves), song to words by Jan Kochanowski for unaccompanied mixed choir (2000) • Uwertura (Overture) for string quartet (2000) • Constellations for 15 performers (2001) • Variations for flute and piano (2002) • Symphony no. 1 for orchestra (2002) • Orpheus and Eurydice for orchestra (2003) • Beata es Virgo Maria for five-part female choir (2004) • Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano (2004) • Transfigurations for clarinet (2004) • Concerto for flute and orchestra (2004) • Sonata for two pianos (2005) • Dispersions for string quartet (2006) • Zan Tontemiquico for orchestra (2006) • Anamorphoses for orchestra (2006) • Quartet for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (2007) • Concerto grosso for quartertone piano, three instrumental ensembles and orchestra (2008) • Sinfonica for orchestra (2008) • Pożegnanie (Farewell) for string orchestra (2009) • Pożegnanie (Farewell(for violin and piano (2009) • Divertimento for string orchestra (2009) • Sonata for piano (2010) • Nocturne for orchestra (2011) • Jasności promieniste (Radiating brightness), little mystery for soprano and string orchestra (2012) • Symphony no. 2 for orchestra (2012) • Uwertura (Overture) for string orchestra (2000, 2012) • Trio Titanic for clarinet, horn and piano (2013) • Arioso e furioso, concerto for guitar, string orchestra and percussion (2014) • Elegy for cello and string orchestra (2015) • Missa for solo baritone, mixed choir and orchestra (2015) • Fanfare for orchestra (2015) • Trio for alto flute, violin and viola (2015) • Trio concerto for clarinet, horn, piano and string orchestra (2015) • Concerto lirico for two string orchestras (2016) • Sonata lamentosa for soprano, cello and piano (2016)
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1971
Mikołaj Górecki born at Katowice.
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