Buczek, Barbara

Buczek, Barbara , Polish composer; b. Kraków, Jan. 9, 1940; d. there, Jan. 21, 1993. She spent her entire career in Kraków, where she studied piano with Kazimierz Mirski and was a student of Maria Bilinska-Riegerowa at the music school. She then pursued training with Ludwik Stefanski (piano diploma, 1965) and Boguslaw Schaeffer (composition diploma, 1974) at the Academy of Music, where she later served on the faculty.

Works

orch.:3 Pieces for Chamber Orch. (1968); Metaphonie (1970); 2 Impressions (1970); Anekumena, concerto for 89 Instruments (1974; Warsaw, Sept. 25, 1975); Labirynt (1974); Assemblage for Alto Flute and Strings (1975); Simplex (1976); Violin Concerto (1979; Turin, June 13, 1986); Dikolon (Salzburg, May 11, 1985); Concerto for Cello, Chorus, and Orch. (1985); Les sons esoteriques for Flute, Orch., and Tape (1985; Salzburg, Aug. 5, 1989); Fantasmagorie for Chamber Orch. (1992). chamber:2 string quartets (1968; Transgressio, 1985); Wind Quintet (1969; Kraków, April 3, 1980); Quintet for Saxophone, Flute, Horn, Cello, and Vibraphone (1971); Sextet for Violin, Flute, Soprano, Cello, and 2 Pianos (1974); Duodecet for Strings (1976; Gdansk, Jan. 20, 1984); Eidos I for Violin (1977), II for Tuba (1977; also for Tuba and Piano, 1984), III for Bassoon (1979), and IV for Piano (1992); Hypostase I, quintet for Soprano, Flute, Vibraphone, Cello, and Saxophone (1978; Kraków, Feb. 4, 1980), 17 for Violin Sextet (1985; Salzburg, June 27, 1990), and III for Mezzo-soprano and Chamber Group (1985); Primus inter pares for Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Trombone, Violin, and Double Bass (1985). vocal:Vocal Concerto for 12 Voices (1969); Desunion for Soprano and Double Bass (1982); Motet for Reciters, Baritone, Instruments, and Tape (1984).

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