Aleksander Zarzycki was a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

, composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurka

Mazurka

The mazurka is a Polish folk dance in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, and with accent on the third or second beat.-History:The folk origins of the mazurek are two other Polish musical forms—the slow machine...

s, polonaise

Polonaise

The polonaise is a slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish."The polonaise had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances have a common origin....

s, krakowiak

Krakowiak

The Krakowiak, sometimes referred to as the Pecker Dance, is a fast, syncopated Polish dance in duple time from the region of Krakow and Little Poland. This dance is known to imitate horses, the steps mimic their movement, for horses were well loved in the Krakow region of Poland for their civilian...

s, and songs.

In 1871 he co-founded and became a first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years of 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).

Selected works

Orchestral

• Suite polonaise (Suita polska), Op. 37

1. À la polonaise (Tempo di polacca)
2. À la mazourka
3. Intermezzo cantabile
4. À la cracovienne

Concertante

• Grande polonaise for piano and orchestra, Op. 7
• Concerto (Koncert fortepianowy) for piano and orchestra, Op. 17
• Andante et polonaise (Andante i polonez A-dur) in A major for violin and orchestra (or piano), Op. 23
• Introduction et cracovienne (Introduction and Krakowiak; Introdukcja i Krakowiak D-dur) in D major for violin and orchestra, Op. 35

Chamber music

• Romance (Romans) for violin and piano or small ensemble accompaniment (flute, clarinet, 2 horns and strings), Op. 16 (published 1876)
• Mazurka in G major for violin and piano or orchestra, Op. 26 (published 1884)
• Mazurka No. 2 (II. Mazurek E-dur) in E major for violin and piano, Op. 39

Piano

• Valse brillante (1866)
• Grande valse, Op. 4 (published 1862)
• 2 Chants sans paroles, Op. 6

1. Berceuse
2. Idylle
   • 2 Nocturnes (G major, A major), Op. 10 (published 1868)
   • 2 Mazurkas, Op. 12 (published in 1869)
   • Chant d'amour et Barcarolle, 2 Morceaux, Op. 19
   • Sérénade et Valse-Impromptu, 2 Morceaux, Op. 24
   • Mazurka in E, Op.38 (published 1894)

Vocal

• "Między nami nic nie było"
• 3 Lieder, Op. 11 (published 1868)
• 3 Songs for soprano and piano, Op. 22

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