Selected Facts from the Biography and Activity of Seweryn Kortowicz in the Light of the Sources from the Archdiocesan Archives in Gniezno and the Archdiocesan Archives in Poznań Cover Image

Wybrane fakty z biografii i działalności Seweryna Kortowicza w świetle źródeł z Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie i Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Poznaniu
Selected Facts from the Biography and Activity of Seweryn Kortowicz in the Light of the Sources from the Archdiocesan Archives in Gniezno and the Archdiocesan Archives in Poznań

Author(s): Karolina Dziduch
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Cataloguing, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
Keywords: composer;musician;manuscript;Seweryn Kortowicz;Gniezno;

Summary/Abstract: Seweryn Kortowicz was a musician and composer active in the region of Greater Poland, an important centre of Polish music culture, in the 19th century. The composer’s work was preserved mainly in Gniezno, but also in Poznań. He was a local composer, serving as a music director in the Gniezno cathedral for over 50 years. The article presents the current state of research on the life and work of this composer.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 04 (43)
  • Page Range: 61-76
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish