Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
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Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a Polish composer best known internationally for his emotionally powerful Symphony No. 3, often called the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henryk Górecki | 1 |
| Henryk Mikołaj Górecki canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Polish composer
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classical composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Polonia Restituta
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Order of the White Eagle (Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | State Higher School of Music in Katowice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Academy of Music in Katowice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Górecki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| givenName |
Henryk
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Mikołaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anna Górecka
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Mikołaj Górecki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Béla Bartók
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Karol Szymanowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Krzysztof Penderecki NERFINISHED ⓘ Witold Lutosławski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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contemporary classical music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| name | Henryk Mikołaj Górecki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor | Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" achieving international popularity in the 1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beatus Vir, Op. 38
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Miserere, Op. 44 NERFINISHED ⓘ String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62 "Already It Is Dusk" NERFINISHED ⓘ String Quartet No. 2, Op. 64 "Quasi una fantasia" NERFINISHED ⓘ String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 "...songs are sung" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 1, Op. 14 "1959" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 2, Op. 31 "Copernican" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 4, Op. 85 "Tansman Episodes" NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Pieces in Old Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Totus Tuus, Op. 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Czernica, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Katowice, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of the Academy of Music in Katowice ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
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Henryk Górecki