Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska (22 February 1912 – 14 March 1994) was a

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pianist, music educator and composer.

Biography

Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska was born in Brody, Austro-Hungarian Empire and studied piano with Marii Sołtysowej at the Conservatory of Music in Lvov, graduating in 1931. She continued her studies in composition with

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at the National Academy of Music in Wroclaw, graduating in 1956. After completing her studies, she worked as a music educator, teaching accompaniment, chamber ensemble, music theory and composition. She died in Wroclaw.

Honors and awards

*Opolska Wiosna Competition, second prize for the cantata ''Regiment'' (1960) *Opolska Wiosna Competition, second prize for the song cycle ''I envy the nut'' for soprano and chamber orchestra (1962) *Competition for composers in Mannheim, award for children's ballet ''Ein Spaziergang in der Stadt'' (1971) *National Composition Competition, second prize for ''We Play in the Green'' (1970) *Prize of the city of Wroclaw (1964) *Prime Minister's Award (1974 and 1983)

Works

Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska composed mostly works for youth, including ballets and stage works. She also composed for instruments, voice, and choral ensemble. Selected works include: *''Sonatina for Oboe and Piano'' (1953–54) *''Concertino'' for flute and strings (1954–56) *''Mythological Preludes'' for flute and piano (1955) *''Pinocchio'', a ballet for children (1956) *''Giocosa Sonatina'' for piano (1958–59) *''Two Studies'' for violin and piano (1960) *''Regiment'', a cantata for mixed chorus and small orchestra (1960) *''Capriccio'' for clarinet and strings free education (1960) *''Sonatina for Flute and Piano'' (1961) *''I envy the nut'', a song cycle for soprano and chamber orchestra (1961) *''Two Studies'' for piano and string orchestra (1962) *''Harp'', mimodrama (1962) *''Three Songs humorous'' for 2-voice choir, string quintet and percussion (1962–1964) *''About El Mole Rahmim'' for mixed choir, orchestra and narrator (1964) *''Ballade'' for violin and chamber orchestra (1964) *''Concertino'' for two pianos (1965) *''Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan'', a ballet for children (1965–1966) *''Tre legerezze'' for piano (1965) *''Ein Spaziergang in der Stadt'', a ballet for children (1968) *''Mr. Lear's rhymes'', the narrator and chamber orchestra (1968) *''Three pieces'' for piano and strings (1968) *''Thais'', ballet (1969–70) *''Two songs of the Persian'' ersionfor male choir a cappella (1969) *''Two songs of the Persian'' ersion IIfor baritone, flute, clarinet, harp, strings and percussion (1970) *''Funerailles'' ersionfor two pianos (1970–72) *''Concerto'' for piano, string orchestra and percussion (1970) *''Six songs'' ersionfor voice and piano for children (1970) *''Funerailles'' ersion IIfor string orchestra, piano and percussion (1971) *''Six songs'' ersion IIfor children's choir and piano (1971) *''Princess in oślej skin'', the opera-musical children (1972–74) *''Twelve poems'' for solo soprano and string quartet (1972) *''Ten etudes'' for two pianos (1975) *''Blue Cat'' ersion musical fairy tale in 2 acts (1975) *''Blue Cat'' ersion II musical fairy tale in 3 acts with a prologue (1976) *''Poems'' for narrator and piano (1977) *''The Enchanted Tailor'', a fantastic spectacle of historical (1978) *''Two Songs to texts Hanna Januszewska'' for 2-voice children's choir and piano (1978) *''All'Antico'', free education for orchestra (1978) *''Five Pieces'' for piano quintet (1978) *''Six Pieces'' for piano and string quartet (1978) *''Six Pieces'' for violin and piano for young soloists and chamber musicians (1978–1980) *''The Myth of Alexander,"='' I version of the ballet "Thais"(1979–80) *''The four dances in the old style'' for chamber ensemble of wind instruments and percussion (1979) *''Concerto for Piano and Orchestra'' for students of music school second degree (1979) *''Six trioletów'' for 2 flutes and piano (1980) *''Six Etudes'' for two pianos for young soloists and chamber musicians (1982) *''Little Red Riding Hood'', a ballet for the youngest (1984) *''Carnival Row'' for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1985) *''Emperor's Nightingale'', a ballet for children (1992) *''The Princess and the Pea'', a ballet for children (1992)

References

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