Piotr Moss
Piotr Moss (born 13 May 1949 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. Since 1981, he has lived in Paris and since 1984 has been a French citizen. Moss studied in Poland with Piotr Perkowski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Krzysztof Penderecki and, from the late 1970s onwards, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
Piotr Moss
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- 1949 · Bydgoszcz.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- opera
- Honours
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Languages
- Polish
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Piotr Moss (born 13 May 1949 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. Since 1981, he has lived in Paris and since 1984 has been a French citizen. Moss studied in Poland with Piotr Perkowski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Krzysztof Penderecki and, from the late 1970s onwards, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
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Piotr Moss was born on 13 May 1949.
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His important work as a composer is characterized by a permanent search for new sounds and new eclectic stylistic associations in a genre related to Alfred Schnittke's style of music. In 2011, his concerto for clarinet d' un silence.. Was recorded by Jean-Marc Fessard. See the Polish article to have a complete list of Moss' compositions.
Piotr Moss received a number of main awards an various musical competitions in Poland, France, and elsewhere. He is also a recipient of the following major awards and decorations: • 2000: Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), France • 2009 Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture. • 2009: Special award from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) on the occasion of the 60th anniversary and 40 years of musical work • 2016: Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), France
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