Polish composers and stages of music development

A lot of talented people live in Poland. From there are known musicians, artists and artists. Many of us have heard their names.

Polish composers became known throughout the world in the XIX century. It was then that Chopin lived and worked. After him, a lot of names of Poles were written into the history of world music. Let's talk about the most famous of them.

Using Polish folklore

It is impossible to start a story about the composers of this country without mentioning Chopin. He was born near Warsaw, and ended his life in Paris. A well-known Polish composer and pianist remembered the world culture with his works, which are now played by leading pianists all over the world. In his work Chopin used Polish folklore and romantic motifs. He was notable for his special piano playing technique, which is now widely used by European pianists.

Later in the same direction another composer from that country began writing his works - Stanislav Moniuszko. In the 19th century, they wrote national operas and songs that can still be heard from the stage. Most of his works can be heard at the Moniuski Festival.

How the music changed the Second World War

Until 1939, Polish composers worked and actively collaborated with colleagues from other countries. At the beginning of the 20th century, the most famous competitions were founded, which gave the world many new performers. Thus, Dmitry Shostakovich made his debut at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw.

Before the outbreak of the Second World War, popular and vivid music was intense and emotional. Everyone had a name Karol Shimanovsky. His ballet "Harnassy" was thundered at that time throughout Europe. It still felt folklore motives, but there was no political coloring.

It is because of politics that many Polish composers emigrated to other countries after the war began. They did not want to limit themselves in creativity and compose music for certain dates. However, even at that difficult time, there were people who knew how to counteract the political regime: Grazyna Batsevich, Ljutoslavsky and Boleslav Shabelsky. Witold Lutoslawski, even after the end of the war, did not change his favorite direction in his work - romanticism. He wrote light works with exquisite sound.

Sonorism

Political thaw came only in 1956. At that time Polish composers had the opportunity to create without restrictions. The most celebrated cultural figures at that time were Tadeusz Biard and Kazimierz Serocki. But they not only glorified their country, but also established the festival "Warsaw Autumn". It is considered popular and prestigious to this day.

Famous Polish composers after the war experimented a lot with sound. They wanted to follow European culture, as a result of which the direction of "sonorism" was born. This is a special technique for composing compositions. At the heart of the new works were used only sound shades. In Poland, avant-garde creativity was born. The flagship and the brightest representative of this trend was Krzysztof Penderecki. He used for his works not only the musical series, but also the sounds of nature, the screeching of the saw, the rumbling and knocking of the typewriter. The first impression of the audience was a shock, but later the works of this composer entered the history of the world musical culture.

Wojciech Kilyar and minimalism

The music of Polish composers is used not only on the big stage. Many authors wrote it for films and religious holidays. Avant-garde creativity continued to exist in the seventies. Then Wojciech Kilyar gained popularity. He wrote his works not only for popular Polish films, but also for performances of orchestras. Melomaniacs around the world praised his avant-garde poem "Kshesany", referring to the direction of minimalism. It is distinguished by the stinginess of form and content. Already forty years the poem remains a favorite product of many.

Later works by Kilard remain faithful to minimalism. Critics say that the musical language of this composer is distinguished by precision and special brightness. He does not need to come up with complex forms to win his audience. In his work, Wojciech used the folklore heritage of the Polish highlanders. Bright compositions of the Kylar of different thematic orientation are often used in modern Polish films.