Stachowski, Marek

Stachowski, Marek, Polish composer and pedagogue; b. Piekary Šlaskie, March 21, 1936. He received training in composition (from Penderecki) and in theory at the State Higher School of Music (later the Academy of Music) in Krakow (1963–68). From 1967 he taught composition there, and also served as the Academy’s rector from 1993 to 1999. He also taught composition at the Inst. of Musicology at the Jagiellonian Univ. in Kraków from 1979. In 1981 he was granted the state title of prof. He won first prize in the Szymanowski Competition in 1974, was honored with the Minister of Culture and Arts Award, second Class, in 1984, won the Polish Composers’ Union Award in 1989, and received the Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation Award of the U.S. in 1990.

Works

DRAMATIC: Najdzielniejszy z rycerzy (The Bravest Knight), children’s opera (Poznan, March 15, 1965); Magiczne kuranty (Magic Chimes), children’s musical fairytaleballet (1989; Poznań, April 22, 1990). ORCH.: Musica con una battuta del tam-tam (1966; Rotterdam, Sept. 9, 1968); Ricercar 66 for Concertante Organ and Chamber Orch. (1966); Sequenze concertanti (1968); Irisation (1969–70; Graz, Oct. 23, 1970); Musique solennelle (1973; Warsaw, Sept. 27, 1974); Poème sonore (1975; Mönchengladbach, Jun3e 24, 1976); Divertimento for Chamber String Orch. (1978; Warsaw, Jan. 6, 1979); Choreia (1980; Milton Keynes, Feb. 15, 1981); Capriccio (Warsaw, April 13, 1984); Concerto for Cello and Strings (1988; Warsaw, Sept. 20, 1991); Z ksiegi nocy (From the Book of Night; Kraków, Sept. 29, 1990); Sinfonietta for Strings (Bad Kissingen, July 7, 1998); Concerto for Viola and Strings (1998; Warsaw, Jan. 24, 1999); Recitativo e la preghiera for Cello and Strings (1999). CHAMBER: 3 string quartets: No. 1 (1963; Kraków, March 22, 1996), No. 2 (1972; Kraków, Dec. 18, 1974), and No. 3 (Warsaw, Sept. 17, 1988); Musica da camera for Flute, Cello, Harp, and Percussion (1965; Durham, July 21, 1978); Musica for String Quartet (1965; Kraków, March 12, 1970); Audition for Flute, Cello, and Piano (Kraków, Sept. 18, 1970); Pezzo grazioso for Wind Quintet (Graz, Nov. 3, 1982); Musique en quatre scènes for Clarinet and String Quartet (Warsaw, Sept. 21, 1987); Chamber Concerto for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, and Piano (Southampton, Sept. 22, 1989); Sonata for Strings (Kraków, June 4, 1991); Tre intermezzi for String Trio (1993–93; Kraków, Jan. 17, 1994); Musica festeggiante for String Quartet (Kraków, Dec. 6, 1995); Quodlibet for Wind Trio (1995; Kraków, May 30, 1996); Tastar e canzona for Cello and Piano (Katówice, Sept. 30, 1996); Jeu parti for Violin and Piano (1997; Kraków, June 1, 1998); Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (1999). Piano: Extensions (1971; Munich, March 14, 1972); Odys wśród biatych klawiszy (Odysseus Amidst the White Keys; 1979; Lódź, Nov. 21, 1981); Cinq petites valses (1997–98; Katowice, Oct. 22, 1998). VOCAL: Piėć zmystów i róża (Five Senses and the Rose) for Voice and 4 Instruments (1964; Kraków, June 2, 1996); Neusis II for 2 Vocal Ensembles, Percussion, Cellos, and Double Basses (1968; Kraków, Feb. 21, 1974); Chant de l’espoir for Reciter, Soprano, Baritone, Boy’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, and Orch. (Skopje, July 26, 1969); Stowa (Words) for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orch. (1971); Špiewy thakuryjskie (Thakurian Chants) for Chorus and Orch. (1974; Warsaw, Sept. 24, 1975); Ptaki (Birds) for Soprano and Instruments (1976; Wroclaw, Feb. 25, 1978); Symfonia pieśni tedot.sknotadot. uéwiedot.conych (Symphony for Songs Sanctified by Nostalgia) for Soprano, Chorus, and Orch. (1981; Kraków, June 10, 1986); Amoretti for Voice, Lute, and Viola da Gamba (1981–82; Lisbon, Jan. 21, 1983); Madrigali dell’estate for Voice and String Trio (Pontino, June 16, 1984); Ody safickie (Sapphic Odes) for Mezzo-soprano and Orch. (1985; Poznan, April 9, 1986); Jubilate Deo for Chorus and Organ (1988; Kraków, Feb. 12, 1989).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire