Jan Adam Maklakiewicz (24 November 1899, Chojnata,

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– 8 February 1954, Warsaw) was a Polish

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, and music educator. His most known compositions belong to the choral music.

Selected filmography

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'' (1936)

References

Biography from the Polish Music Center, University of Southern California
1899 births 1954 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians Polish composers Polish male classical composers Polish conductors (music) Polish music critics Male conductors (music) Chopin University of Music alumni People from Skierniewice County Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-composer-stub