Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski (born August 16, 1902 in Wloclawek, died. July 9, 1967 in

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) was a

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composer.

Life

Poradowski received his musical education in Wloclawek at P. Bojakowskiego, then at the Conservatory of Music in Bydgoszcz Winterfeld. From 1922 - 1926 he studied in Poznan at the National Conservatory of Music where he studied composition and theory ( Henryk Opieński) and the University (the right and musicology). Complementary studies in composition took place in Berlin with

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. He worked as a teacher of violin playing and lecturing on theoretical subjects in Poznan and Leszno, and in 1930 he became professor of theory and composition, as well as a special chamber orchestra director in the Poznan Conservatory. Before the war, he also lectured at the Municipal Conservatory of Music in Bydgoszcz (1935 - 1939), conducted the chamber orchestra and choir of the Society of Music "Harmony" in Poznań (1930 - 1939) and operated ''recenzencką''. In 1939 he was arrested by the Germans and then taken to Apt, Poland, where he worked as an organist and choral conductor. In 1945, he again taught a special class of theory and composition at the State Music Academy in Poznan, where he was also Vice-rector and Dean of the Faculty of Composition, Theory and Conducting. In 1958 he became associate professor. At the same time, he led the composition class at the State Higher School of Music in Wroclaw (in 1955), discussed the Poznan Philharmonic concert programs (1946 - 1956), and organized festivals and competitions nationwide. He was also a well-known artist, photographer, and longtime president of the Poznan branch of the Union of Polish Art Photographers. The composer's wife was Wanda Lewandowska, the daughter of well-known druggist Louis Lewandowski. Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski died on 9 July 1967 in Poznan. He lies in the Crypt of the Meritorious Wielkopolska in the Church of St. Adalbert.

Awards

He received many awards, including: Artistic Award of Poznań (1947), the Gold Cross of Merit (1955), Knight's Cross of the Order of Polish Rebirth (1964), Medal of Honour of the City of Poznan (1964) and Award of Degree of the Ministry of Culture and Arts ( 1966).

Literary contributions

He wrote several textbooks on the theory of music, including Harmony Science (1931), Musical Instruments (1938), Diatonic-Harmonic Modulations (1939), The Fugue (1962), Acoustics for Musicians (1964), The Art of Writing canons (1965).

Discography

Poradowski has over 130 works, including: ;

Symphonic Music An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ...

:Symphonies (I - VIII) :Poznan City Hall symphonic poem, Op. 52 No. 1 :Suites for popular topics: Dyngus Kuyavia and Wedding Scenes :Violin Concerto, Op. 70 :Contrabass concerto, Op. 26 :Concerto for flute, harp and strings, Op. 59 No. 1 ;

Chamber Music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

:Antique Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 6 :String quartets :String trio ; Instrumental solo pieces :

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

: ::Prelude and Fugue, Op. 8, No. 1 ::Memories Sonata, Op. 41 ::Classical Sonatina No. I and II :

Violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

: ::Sonata, Op. 5 ::Nocturne, Op. 57 ::Preludium and Toccata, Op. 68 :Mazurka for

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

, Op. 24 :Romance for

Double Bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

:Prelude for

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

;Works for the stage :Flames opera, Op. 66 No. 1 ;

Vocal Music Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with musical instruments, instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which ...

:Cantata: The Triumph, Song of the spring, Horse Światowida, Poznan Rhapsody, Song of the Vistula :Redemption Oratorio :Choral works for mixed choir and male choir ;Solo songs :Courtship :Lament of the Virgin Mary :Song of the Night :Song of Our Lady of Loretto

External links

*http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/artykuly/os_poradowski_stefan_boleslaw *http://polmic.com/index.php?option=com_mwosoby&Itemid=4&id=749&view=czlowie {{DEFAULTSORT:Poradowski, Stefan Boleslaw 1902 births 1967 deaths 20th-century composers Polish composers People from Włocławek Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland