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A Survivor from Warsaw is a cantata by Arnold Schoenberg, inspired by the Holocaust and the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It depicts the story of a prisoner who survives a roll-call and sings the Shema Yisrael, a Jewish prayer, in defiance of the Nazis.
A comprehensive list of all the compositions by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, with opus numbers, titles, years of composition, and genres. Includes operas, orchestral works, chamber music, piano music, vocal music, and film music.
Notes of Warszawianka, taken from Piosenki leguna tułacza. The song was written in support of the November Uprising of 1830–1831. The French poet Casimir Delavigne was fascinated and inspired by the news of the uprising making its way to Paris and wrote the words, which were translated into Polish by the historian, journalist, and poet Karol Sienkiewicz [fr; pl] (great-uncle of novelist ...
René Leibowitz (French: [ʁəne lɛbɔwits]; 17 February 1913 – 29 August 1972) was a Polish and French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher. He was historically significant in promoting the music of the Second Viennese School in Paris after the Second World War, and teaching a new generation of serialist composers.
Learn about the history and lyrics of the national anthem of Poland, also known as "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" or "Song of the Polish Legions in Italy". The anthem expresses the idea that Poland has not perished as long as the Polish people endure and fight for their independence.
Music of the Renaissance is an integral part of that repertoire, as is folk music, especially of America and Eastern Europe. In recent years, the Glee Club has performed numerous major works for male chorus, including Schubert 's Gesang der Geister über den Wassern , Brahms 's Alt-Rhapsodie , Schoenberg 's A Survivor from Warsaw , and Argento ...
Whirlwinds of Danger (original Polish title: Warszawianka) is a Polish socialist revolutionary song written some time between 1879 and 1883. [1] The Polish title, a deliberate reference to the earlier song by the same title, could be translated as either The Varsovian, The Song of Warsaw (as in the Leon Lishner version [2]) or "the lady of Warsaw".
Andrzej Panufnik was a Polish composer and conductor who defected to the UK in 1954 and became a British citizen. He wrote several symphonies, concertos and other works influenced by Polish folk music and his experiences of war and exile.