Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (born 16 July 1947) is a Polish composer and music educator.

Life

Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil was born in

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. She studied composition at the State School of Music in Wrocław with Stefan Bolesław Poradowski and Tadeusz Natanson, and in

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. She took courses at the Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique in

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and studied

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's music in

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. After completing her studies, Pstrokońska-Nawratil took a position in 1971 at the State School of Music in Wrocław, becoming a professor in 1993 and later Chair of Composition and Music Theory. Beginning in 1998, she also taught at the Poznan Academy of Music. Her works have been performed internationally.

Honors and awards

*The Tadeusz Baird Young Competition of the

Polish Composers' Union The Polish Composers' Union (, ZKP) is a society of Polish composers and musicologists. History The association was founded in Kraków on August 29 or September 1, 1945 by the All-Polish Composers' Congress, as a continuation of the Association of ...

in 1968 and 1973 *Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition in 1972 *International Competition for Women Composers in

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in 1975 *3rd place at the UNESCO International Composers' Tribune in

in 1987 *Wrocław City Award *Chairman of the Council of Ministers Award for work for children and teenagers in 1997 *Brother Albert Award in 1998

Notable students

Works

Selected works include: *''Trio-sonata'' for violin, cello and piano (1967) *''Concerto grosso'' for clarinet, horn, piano and orchestra (1970–71) *''Fresco I'' for symphony orchestra (1972) *''Po słońce czerwone'' voices and 5 instruments (1972) *''Nocturne'' for cello and prepared piano (1973) *''Alphabet'' for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble (1973) *''Three Songs'' for mixed choir (1973) *''Ostinato'' for percussion ensemble (1974) *''Fresco II - Epitaphios'' for symphony orchestra (1975) *''The canon of the motor group'' 4 drums and piano (1976) *''Studio'' for violino and tam-tam (1977) *''Ymnodia'' for 3 voices, percussion and tape (1977) *''Fresco III - Icarus'' for symphony orchestra (1979)' *''La vetrata'' for piano (1979) *''Incrustation'' for violin and orchestra (1979) *''Papież Słowiański'', cantata for soprano, baritone, narrator, choir and orchestra (1979) *''Arabesque'' for string quartet (1980) *''Eco'' for 2 flutes (1980) *''Eco'' for flute (1980) *''Studio per una batteria'' (1981) *''The White Eagle Flew to Silesia'', oratorio-ballad for 3 sopranos, chorus and orchestra (1981) *''Fresco IV - Concerto alla campana Baird'' in memoriam for piano and orchestra (1982) *''Bis-Joke'' for percussion and piano (1985) *''Pieśni niespokojne'' for baritone and orchestra (1985) *''Pejzaż z pluszczem'' for soprano and 3 violins (1986) *''Fresco V - éternel'' for soprano, boys' choir, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (1987) *''In the realm of autumn leaves'', a ballet for children (1989) *''Le soleil'', concert for percussion and orchestra (1991) *''Triangle!'' for percussion ensemble (1992) *''Le tambour provençal'' for 2 cellos and piano (1993) *''Fresco VI - Palindrome I'', for string orchestra with harpsichord (1994) *''Lydian Quartet - thinking of Andrew'' for string quartet (1994) *''Palindrome II "Terra"'' for male choir and piano (1995) *''Bartok'' ersionfor 2 cellos and piano (1995) *''El Condor'' (Spring), concerto for two marimbas and chamber orchestra (1996) *''La foret'' (Autumn) on bass and chamber orchestra (1997) *''... il neige'' (Winter) for oboe and chamber orchestra (1997) *''... como el sol e la March ...'' (Summer), for flute and chamber orchestra (1998) *''Eco Music "Klimop"'' for orchestra (1998) *''Fresco VII - Uru-Anna'' for tenor, mixed choir and large symphony orchestra (1998–99) *''Hectoriana'' (1999) *''In search of a wandering echo'' for two violins (2000) *''Bartok'' ersion IIfor marimba and chamber orchestra (2000) *''Algorithm dream of a big city'' for solo marimba (2001) *''Birds on the horizon, the twilight'' for viola and double bass (2002)

References

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