Juliusz Zarębski (3 March 185415 September 1885) was a Polish
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
and
pianist
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. Some of his manuscripts have been found in the
National Library of Poland
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The library collects books, journals, electronic and audiovisual publicat ...
(BN).
Life
Juliusz Zarębski was born on March 3, 1854 in
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
, now
Ukraine
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(then former lands of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
and the
Polish Kingdom). He would die in the same city in 1885.
[Golianek, Ryszard Daniel (2018). How to Become a European Composer?: Musical Careers of two 19th Century Polish Artists, Józef Michał Ksawery Poniatowski and Juliusz Zarębski. In David G. Hebert & Mikolaj Rykowski (Eds.), ''Music Glocalization: Heritage and Innovation in a Digital Age''. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, p.254-270.]
His mother was his first piano teacher. In 1870, he completed his education at the gymnasium with honors and moved to Vienna to study composition with
Franz Krenn
Franz Krenn (26 February 1816 – 18 June 1897) was an Austrian composer and composition teacher born in Droß. He studied under Ignaz von Seyfried in Vienna, and served as organist in a number of Viennese churches, becoming Kapellmeister of St. ...
and piano with
Josef Dachs. Two years later, he graduated with two gold medals, even though his curriculum indicated a musical training of six years. The following year he moved to
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
and studied there for three more years, passed his examination and obtained his diploma of "free artist." A year later, he moved to
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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and stayed there until 1875. In Rome, he studied piano with
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
, his friend for some time. The Hungarian composer, who would orchestrate his ''Danses Galiciennes'' in 1881, greatly helped Zarębski, appearing with him in concerts and using his contacts to publicize the works of the Polish composer.
Zarębski's compositions evoke those of
Liszt
Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
and
Chopin. He set to music the writings of
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...
and
Włodzimierz Wolski
Włodzimierz Wolski (9 October 1824, Pultusk – 29 July 1882, Brussels) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and librettist. He is best known as the author of the libretto to Stanisław Moniuszko's opera ''Halka''.
He grew up in Warsaw and p ...
.
Career
His career as a virtuoso pianist began in spring 1874 with concerts in Odessa and Kiev. His performances in Rome, Naples, Constantinople, Warsaw, Paris, London and other European cities were a great success. He was interested in the two piano keyboards, a new invention of
Edouard Mangeot, which in two months mastered. He developed his repertoire in this new instrument and performed on it with great acclaim in the
1878 Paris Exhibition. He established himself in Brussels, where he served as teacher of piano master classes at the Royal Conservatory. Two years before his death he had to put an end to his career as a virtuoso as he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, throwing himself into teaching (he had been appointed professor at the
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...
in 1880) and composing pieces such as the five movements of ''Les roses et les épines'' based on a more advanced harmony. Though he continued composing nearly exclusively for the
piano
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, the summit of his output would be his cyclical ''Piano Quintet'' in G minor of 1885.
Compositions for piano
The parenthetical remarks indicate place and date of publication. "BN" indicates an unpublished manuscript found in the National Library of Poland.
* ''Andante ma non troppo,'' (BN)
* ''Romance sans paroles,'' in F minor, ca. 1870, (BN)
* ''Adieu,'' in F minor, ca. 1870, (BN)
* ''Maria,'' Piano 4-hands, 1871, (BN)
* ''March, pf 4 hands, 1875
* ''Grande fantaisie,'' 1876
* ''Menuet,'' Op. 1, ''3 danses galiciennes,'' piano 4-hands, Op. 2 (Berlin 1880)
* ''Concert étude,'' in G major, Op. 3 (Berlin 1879)
* ''4 Mazurkas,'' pf 4 hands, Op. 4 (Berlin 1880)
* ''2 morceaux en forme de mazurka,'' piano 4-hands, Op. 5 (Berlin 1881)
* ''Grande polonaise,'' in F major, Op. 6 (Berlin 1881)
* ''3 études de concert,'' Op. 7 (Mainz 1881)
* ''Concert-mazurka,'' in C minor, Op. 8 (Mainz 1882)
* ''Fantaisie polonaise,'' Op. 9, ca. 1877 (Mainz 1882)
* ''Polonaise mélancolique,'' Op. 10 (Mainz 1882)
* ''Polonaise triomphale,'' Piano 4-hands, Op. 11 (Mainz 1882)
* ''Divertissement à la polonaise,'' Piano 4-hands, Op. 12 (Mainz 1883)
* ''Les roses et les épines,'' Op. 13 (Mainz 1883)
* ''Impromptu-caprice,'' Op. 14 (Leipzig 1883)
* ''Mazurka de concert, No.2,'' G minor, Op. 15 (Leipzig 1883)
* ''Suite polonaise,'' Op. 16 (Leipzig 1883)
* ''Valse sentimentale,'' Op. 17 (Leipzig 1884)
* ''Ballade,'' in G minor, Op. 18 (Wrocław 1884)
* ''Novellette-caprice,'' Op. 19 (Wrocław 1884)
* ''Sérénade burlesque,'' Op. 20 (Wrocław 1884)
* ''Berceuse,'' Op. 22 (Leipzig 1884)
* ''A travers Pologne,'' Piano 4-hands, Op. 23 (Wrocław 1884)
* ''Valse-caprice,'' Op. 24 (Leipzig 1884)
* ''Tarantelle,'' Op. 25 (Leipzig 1885?)
* ''Sérénade espagnole,'' Op. 26 (Leipzig 1883)
* ''Etrennes,'' Op. 27 (Wrocław 1885)
* ''Polonaise,'' Op. 28 (Leipzig 1885)
* ''Gavotte,'' Op. 29 (Leipzig 1885)
* ''Valse,'' Op. 30 (Leipzig 1885)
* ''Barcarolle,'' Op. 31 (Leipzig 1885)
* ''Menuet,'' Op. 32 (Mainz 1885)
* ''Piano Quintet,'' in G minor, for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano, Op. 34, 1885 (Warszawa 1931)
References
Citations
Sources
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External links
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Scores by Juliusz Zarębskiin digital library
Polona
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