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    Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛˈrɛt͡skʲi] ; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best-known...
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  • collaboration with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, released on 29 March 2019 through Domino Recording Company. A performance...
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    following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The Most Valiant Knight, children's opera in 3 acts (1965) Die Teufel...
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  • prominently used classical music, such as that of Gustav Mahler, Krzysztof Penderecki, György Ligeti, John Cage, Ingram Marshall, and Max Richter. In 1954...
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    and the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, one of Greenwood's greatest influences, released an album comprising Penderecki's 1960s compositions Polymorphia...
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    Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (category Compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki)
    musical composition for 52 string instruments composed in 1961 by Krzysztof Penderecki. Dedicated to the residents of Hiroshima killed and injured by the...
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    The Dream of Jacob (category Compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki)
    (Polish: Przebudzenie Jakuba), is a composition by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. It is scored for large orchestra and was finished in 1974. The work's...
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    Peter Maxwell Davies, Tan Dun, Philip Glass, Hans Werner Henze, Krzysztof Penderecki, William Bolcom and Robert Strassburg. The term "choral symphony"...
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    with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki. Gibbons sang in Polish. The performance was released in 2019; reviewing...
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    is a symphony in five movements composed between 1988 and 1995 by Krzysztof Penderecki. It was commissioned and completed for the centenary of the Munich...
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    Competition in Brussels, Belgium in 2022 and first prize winner of the Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition in Kraków, Poland in 2018. Choi was born in Bielefield...
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    Polymorphia (category Compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki)
    each of violas, cellos and basses) composed by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki in 1961. The piece was commissioned by the North German Radio Hamburg...
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  • is a live album featuring debut performances of works by composer Krzysztof Penderecki and trumpeter and composer Don Cherry. It was recorded on October...
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  • noble, politician and writer Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645), Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic (nobleman) Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), Polish composer...
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  • "Kanon" (for string orchestra) by Krzysztof Penderecki "Polymorphia" (for string orchestra) by Krzysztof Penderecki, Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted...
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    mass for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The Lacrimosa, dedicated to the trade union leader Lech Wałęsa,...
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    the 20th century Polish opera was exported and composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki wrote operas in other languages (Ubu Rex, Die Teufel von Loudun)...
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    Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutosławski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm, Jörg Widmann, and John Williams. Mutter...
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  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1768 Symphony No. 7 (Penderecki) (Seven Gates of Jerusalem) by Krzysztof Penderecki, 1996 Symphony No. 7 (Piston) by Walter Piston...
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    The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków (Polish: Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central...
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  • performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto. Penderecki dedicated his Cadenza per Viola Sola to Zhislin. On April 21, 1984, Krzysztof Penderecki himself conducted...
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  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Wojciech Kilar Witold Lutosławski Krzysztof Meyer Krzysztof Penderecki Bogusław Schaeffer Kazimierz Serocki Witold Szalonek (Granat...
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    The Symphony No. 1 by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki was composed in 1973. It was published by Polish Music Publishing House and Schott Music and...
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    Symphony No. 8 "Lieder der Vergänglichkeit" (Songs of Transience) by Krzysztof Penderecki is a choral symphony in twelve relatively short movements set to...
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    Krzysztof Penderecki wrote his Seventh Symphony, subtitled "Seven Gates of Jerusalem", in 1996 to commemorate the third millennium of the city of Jerusalem...
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  • Concerto No. 1 and Polymorphia, among other pieces by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki; Five Pieces for Orchestra by Austrian composer Anton Webern, and...
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    composition for soloists, children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra by Krzysztof Penderecki, completed in 1998. It was commissioned by Helmuth Rilling for the...
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    Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein...
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    Sebastião Salgado 1999: Santiago Calatrava 2000: Barbara Hendricks 2001: Krzysztof Penderecki 2002: Woody Allen 2003: Miquel Barceló 2004: Paco de Lucía 2005:...
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    Divertimento) is a composition for solo cello by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The piece is well known for its typical chromatic melodies and for...
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