Iwonka Bogumila Szymanska

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Iwonka Bogumila Szymanska
Born (1943-07-11) 11 July 1943 (age 82)
Warsaw, Poland
OccupationComposer
InstrumentPiano

Iwonka Bogumila Szymanska (born 11 July 1943) is a Polish composer [1] and pianist [2] who developed a new musical form she called a "sonnet".

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Szymanska was born in Warsaw. She debuted as a pianist in 1951 and began composing in 1965, also performing on the radio. She studied piano at the State Music College in Gdansk and composition at the State Music College in Warsaw, graduating in 1972. [3] Her teachers included K. Jastrzebska and Witold Rudzinski. [4]

Szymanka’s compositions Two Essays (1971) and Trylogia (1973) received prizes. [4] Her compositions include:

Chamber

Orchestra

Piano

Voice

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, Ian (2021-08-17). "A subtle blend of delicacy and strength: Five female composers from Russia and Poland". The Strad. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music, Inc. ISBN   0-9617485-2-4. OCLC   16714846.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "An Outline History of Women Composers in Poland". Polish Music Center. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. ↑ "trio | Lin Foulk Baird". www.linfoulk.org. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Komponistinnen für Harfe (Konzertharfe und Hakenharfe) | Isabelle Marchewka". www.isabellemarchewka.de. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  7. ↑ Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-26019-3.
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