The Symphony and Symphonic Thinking in Polish Music Since 1956

Beata Bolesławska

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Routledge
13 June 2019

The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Regional studies; Regional geography

1956 was a year of transition in Poland, and an important year for Polish music. This year saw the beginning of a political thaw - sometimes called the Polish October - in communist Poland. It was also the year of the establishment of the 'Warsaw Autumn' International Festival of Contemporary Music. This was a time of great artistic ferment in Polish music, which influenced deeply also symphonic thinking. 1956 is thus an appropriate starting point for Beata Boleslawska's study of the contemporary Polish symphonic tradition. Boleslawska investigates the influential Polish avant garde, illuminating the ways in which new musical means and ideas influenced symphonic music and the genre of the symphony in the music of such important composers as Witold Lutoslawski (1914-91), Henryk Mikolaj GA^3recki (1933-2010) and Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933). Referring to the main elements of the European tradition, as well as examining briefly the symphonic activity in Poland before 1956, the book concentrates on the symphonic writing in the context of avant-garde trends, represented

by the so-called 'Polish school of composers', as well as on its later redefinitions proposed by Polish composers up to the present day.

By: Beata Bolesławska
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781409464709
ISBN 10: 1409464709
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 13 June 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Towards the symphony and symphonic thinking; 2. The symphonic tradition in Polish music before 1956; 3. The symphony and symphonic thinking in the musical avant-garde: 1956–1974; 4. The symphony in post-avant-garde times: 1974–1994; 5. The symphony at the turn of the centuries: 1994–2017

Beata Boleslawska holds a PhD from Cardiff University. She is the author of numerous articles, and a book, Panufnik. In 2007 she was honoured by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for her contribution to Polish culture.