Hanna Wanda Skalska-Szemioth (April 29, 1921 - April or May 10, 1964) [1] [2] was a Polish composer, [3] journalist, and music educator who composed both classical and popular music, often collaborating with her husband Kazimierz Szemioth.
Skalska was born in Warsaw. She married Szemioth in 1940, [4] then studied with Kazimierz Sikorski at the State Music College in Lodz, graduating in 1953. In the early 1950s, Skalska was a music editor with Polish Radio before teaching at the Frederic Chopin Music School until 1958. She also edited the journal Praca Swietlicowa. [1]
Skalska's popular music was recorded commercially by singers such as Ludmila Jakubczak, Barbara Muszynska, and Natasza Zylska. [5] [6] Her compositions included:
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