Zygmunt Konieczny
Zygmunt Konieczny (born 3 January 1937) is a Polish composer of theatre and film music.
Zygmunt Konieczny

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- Name
- Zygmunt Konieczny
- Born
- 3 January 1937
- Birthplace
- Kraków
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Academy of Music in Kraków
- Known for
- Wiersze wojenne · A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's Forefathers Eve' · Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca · Pornography · Jasminum
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Gold Cross of Merit · City of Kraków Award · Order Ecce Homo
- Languages
- Polish
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Zygmunt Konieczny (born 3 January 1937) is a Polish composer of theatre and film music.
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Zygmunt Konieczny (born 1937) is a composer and musician, of Polish nationality. The composer was born in Kraków.
Zygmunt Konieczny was educated at Academy of Music in Kraków. The composer worked for AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków and is a member of Polish Film Academy.
Among the works are A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve', Jasminum, Pornography and Wiersze wojenne. The work spans classical music. Languages used include Polish. Honours include City of Kraków Award, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Gold Cross of Merit, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Zygmunt Konieczny studied at Academy of Music in Kraków. the recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. Works named in the authority record are Wiersze wojenne, A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve', Prymas. Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Gold Cross of Merit and City of Kraków Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Zygmunt Konieczny • Born — 3 January 1937 • Birthplace — Kraków • Occupation — Composer • Website — zygmuntkonieczny.pl
Early life
Early life
Konieczny spent his childhood in the village of Szczyrzyc. He is brother of Leszek Konieczny.
Professional work
Professional work
He debuted in 1959 in the cabaret Piwnica pod Baranami in Kraków. Zygmunt Konieczny composed pieces for film, theater performances and singers.
Composed songs
Composed songs
Source. • Grande Valse Brillante • Karuzela z madonnami • Wyzwolenie (1976) • Noc Listopadowa (1977)
Filmography
Filmography
Source. • Słońce wschodzi raz na dzień (1967) • Jak daleko stąd, jak blisko (1971) • Skorpion, panna i łucznik (1972) • Przeprowadzka (1972 film) (1972) • Palec boży (1972) • Kaprysy Łazarza (1972; TV film) • W domu (1975; TV film) • Opadły liście z drzew (1975) • Zaklęty dwór (1976; TV series) • Za metą start (1976; TV film) • Ognie są jeszcze żywe (1976) • Zmory (1978) • Útközben (1979) • Podróż do Arabii (1979) • Golem (1979) • Elegia (1979) • Rycerz (1980) • W obronie własnej (1981) • Wigilia '81 (1982) • Dolina Issy (1982) • Wir (1983 film) (1983) • Mgła (1983) • Kartka z podróży (1983) • Fucha (1983) • Diabeł (1985; TV film) • Lucyna (1986; TV film) • Tabu (1987) • Ciene (1987) • The Possessed (1988) • Lawa (1989) • Ucieczka z kina Wolność (1990) • Pogrzeb kartofla (1990) • Potyautasok (1990) • Kraj świata (1993) • Jańcio Wodnik (1993) • Grający z talerza (1995) • Historia kina w Popielawach (1998) • Wrota Europy (1999) • Szczęśliwy człowiek (2000 film) (2000) • Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca (2000) • Pornografia (2003) • The Unburied Man (2004) • Jasminum (2006) • Istnienie (2007) • Nie ten człowiek (2010) • Święty interes (2010) • 1920. Wojna i miłość (2010; TV series) • Figurant (2023)
Accolades
Accolades
He won the 2003 Georges Delerue Award for his score of the film Pornografia. He received Polish Academy Award for Best Film Score three times: in 1999 for Historia kina w Popielawach, in 2004 for Pornografia and in 2007 for Jasminum.
Books
• Co-authored with Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz and Jakub Baran. Illustrated by Sebastian Kudas.
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- “Zygmunt Konieczny”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q245344: Zygmunt Konieczny
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- 1.Filipowicz-Rudek, Maria. Kalendarium życia. O nieustającym dialogu między Don Kichotem a Sancho Panzą. filg.uj.edu.pl. 14. 2009.
- 2.Kowalczyk, Janusz R. Zygmunt Konieczny. culture.pl. 2014-04-28.
- 3.polskabibliotekamuzyczna.pl. Konieczny, Zygmunt.
- 4.filmpolski.pl. Zygmunt Konieczny.
- 5.Gand : Les vainqueurs du Prix G.Delerue. georges-delerue.com. 20 October 2007.
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