Władysław Żeleński (other)
Władysław Żeleński may refer to: * Władysław Żeleński (composer) Władysław Marcjan Mikołaj Żeleński (6 July 1837 – 23 January 1921) was a Polish composer, pianist and organist. Life Żeleński was born in Grodkowice into a landowner family. When he was eight, his father was killed and his mother criti ... (1837–1921), Polish composer, pianist and organist * Władysław Żeleński (lawyer) (1903–2006), Polish lawyer, historian, publicist {{hndis, name=Zelenski, Wladyslaw ...
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Władysław Żeleński (composer)
Władysław Marcjan Mikołaj Żeleński (6 July 1837 – 23 January 1921) was a Polish composer, pianist and organist. Life Żeleński was born in Grodkowice into a landowner family. When he was eight, his father was killed and his mother critically injured in the ''rabacja'', the Galician peasants' uprising of 1846. He was a representative of Neoromanticism (music), neoromanticism in Music of Poland, Polish music. From early on, Żeleński showed interest in chamber music. While in secondary school, he wrote two quartets and a trio that, however, have not survived to our times. Later chamber pieces include: ''Sextet'' in C major, Op. 9 and ''Wariacje na temat własny'' (''Variations on an Original Theme'') for string quartet, Op. 29 Żeleński composed while studying first in Prague and later in Paris. He died in Kraków. Władysław was the father of physician and writer Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. His students included Polish composer and pianist Jadwiga Sarnecka. Notable works ...
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