Oskar Zawisza
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Oskar Zawisza was a Polish Catholic priest, composer and educational activist.
He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov. Zawisza finished German gymnasium
in Bielsko
and Theological faculty in Olomouc
. He was a pupil of Czech composer Josef Nešvera. Zawisza was ordained as a priest on 23 July 1902. Then he became curate in Petrovice u Karviné
, Dolní Bludovice
, Niemiecka Lutynia, Strumień
and Cieszyn
. On 1 July 1911 he became a rector in Těrlicko
.
He collaborated with Gwiazdka Cieszyńska
and Zaranie Śląskie
magazines. Zawisza conducted historical and etnographic research and wrote also several books: Dzieje Strumienia (History of Strumień), Dzieje Karwiny (History of Karwina) and Śpiewnik góralski (Highlander's songbook); and operas Dożynki, Święta Barbara and Czarne diamenty, symphonic poem Znad brzegów Olzy and symphony Z niwy śląskiej.
He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov. Zawisza finished German gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Bielsko
Bielsko
Bielsko was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that town....
and Theological faculty in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
. He was a pupil of Czech composer Josef Nešvera. Zawisza was ordained as a priest on 23 July 1902. Then he became curate in Petrovice u Karviné
Petrovice u Karviné
is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,211 , which makes it the second largest village in the Czech Republic . 16.2% of the population are the Poles...
, Dolní Bludovice
Dolní Bludovice
is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but after the expansion of the city of Havířov created in 1955 it became administratively a part of this city as Bludovice in 1960. Lučina River flows through the village. Large part of the...
, Niemiecka Lutynia, Strumień
Strumien
Strumień is a town and the seat of Gmina Strumień, in Cieszyn County, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, on the Vistula River....
and Cieszyn
Cieszyn
Cieszyn is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants . Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín....
. On 1 July 1911 he became a rector in Těrlicko
Terlicko
is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 4,202 inhabitants and Poles constitute 12.9% of the population...
.
He collaborated with Gwiazdka Cieszyńska
Gwiazdka Cieszynska
Gwiazdka Cieszyńska was a weekly Polish magazine published in Cieszyn in 1851-1939. After 1906 it appeared biweekly. It succeeded Tygodnik Cieszyński magazine which appeared in 1848-1851....
and Zaranie Śląskie
Zaranie Slaskie
Zaranie Śląskie was a Polish quarterly literary magazine devoted to the culture and history of Silesia. It was founded in 1907 by Dr Ernest Farnik and published in Cieszyn....
magazines. Zawisza conducted historical and etnographic research and wrote also several books: Dzieje Strumienia (History of Strumień), Dzieje Karwiny (History of Karwina) and Śpiewnik góralski (Highlander's songbook); and operas Dożynki, Święta Barbara and Czarne diamenty, symphonic poem Znad brzegów Olzy and symphony Z niwy śląskiej.