Adolf Sonnenfeld’s Pan Twardowski:
Some Observations on the Theatrical
Musical Version of the Legend Cover Image

Pan Twardowski Adolfa Sonnenfelda. Kilka uwag na temat muzyczno-scenicznego wariantu legendy
Adolf Sonnenfeld’s Pan Twardowski: Some Observations on the Theatrical Musical Version of the Legend

Author(s): Małgorzata Lisecka
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
Keywords: Adolf Sonnenfeld; Pan Twardowski; ballet, music; neo-romanticism

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the analysis consists in the sources concerning the balletPan Twardowski by Adolf Sonnenfeld. On the basis of the surviving descriptionof the performance from 1898 and the piano excerpts of selected ballet scenes,conclusions were drawn about the Warsaw composer’s work as another variantof the popular Polish legend. The important research context is a reflection onthe popular music culture of the second half of the 19th century and contemporarystyles of reception.

  • Issue Year: 67/2023
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 107-121
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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