Franciszek (also spelled Franz) Wincenty, citing ''Polskie Archiwum Biograficzne (WBIS)'' Mirecki (1791–1862) was a

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, and

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. Mirecki was born March 31, 1791, at

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. His maternal grandfather was Dominik Goronczkiewicz, a known

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. Mirecki played the piano at the age of four, and gave his first

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in 1800, meanwhile continuing his studies in Kraków. In 1814 he went to

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where he took lessons in composition from Hummel. In 1816 Mirecki went to

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, where he stayed during the years 1816 and 1817. From there, he went to

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with recommendations to

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, where he became acquainted with several Italian musical notabilities, including Rolla, , Pacini and

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. Towards the end of 1817, he set out for

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with recommendations from Ricordi. In 1822, he returned to Milan. Later he took over the direction of the San Carlo Theater in

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, where he performed a new opera in March 1826. Later he made a trip to England, and returned from there via Paris to

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. In 1838, he was called to take over the direction of the new dramatic singing school established in his native city of Kraków, a position he held until his death. Mirecki died May 29, 1862, at Kraków. He left behind two sons: Stanislaus, who dedicated himself to the art of his father; and Kasimir, who dedicated himself to

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References

External links

Mirecki, Franciszek
at Imslp.org * *
Scores by Franciszek Mirecki
in digital library

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