Kwiatkowski, Ryszard

Kwiatkowski, Ryszard, Polish composer; b. Jaranów, June 27, 1931; d. Bydoszcz, March 23, 1991. He was a student of Szeligowski and Rudzinski at the Warsaw State Higher School of Music (1958–63) and of Petrassi in Rome. He taught at the Bydgoszcz State Higher School of Music. His music reflects contemporary trends, including some use of dodecaphony.

Works

orch.:Serenade for Trombone and Orch. (1957); 4 syms. (1958, 1964, 1969, 1969); Baltic Impressions (1966); Pictures for Chamber Orch. (1966); Baltic Songs (1966); Polyphonic Music (1967); Pulsation (1967–69); Music for Flutes, Clarinets, Percussion, and Strings (1969); Music for Winds, Percussion, and Piano (1969); Concerto for Oboe, 4 Trumpets, Piano, and Strings (1970); 4 Lyrics (1970–72); Tuba Concerto (1977); Lyrics of Torun for Chamber Orch. (1980); Sea Stories for Strings (1984). chamber: Wind Quintet (1960); 3 string quartets (1962; 1966-78; 1971); Musica in memoriam Johannis Ciconia for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano (1967); Song of the Sea Wind for Violin and Piano (1967); Baltic Wave Song for Clarinet and Piano (1967); Piano Quartet, with metronome (1968); 2 percussion quartets (1968, 1971); Lyric Music for Violin and Double Bass (1969); Baltic Sonnets for 9 Instruments and Metronome (1971); Legend for Viola and Piano (1975); Pictures from the Seaside for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1975); Violin Sonata (1976–77); Viola Sonata (1978); Sonata for Viola and 2 Pianos (1978); Sonata for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1981); 5 Little Sonatas for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon (1983). keyboard: p i a n o: 7 Moon Pictures (1960–69); 2 sonatas (1975, 1983); Fields Under Water (1982). Organ: Sonata (1980). vocal:Baltic Pictures for Mezzo-soprano, 2 Violins, Cello, and Piano (1975).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire