Edward Mąkosza: A Biography and Activity of the Composer Cover Image

Edward Mąkosza. Biografia i działalność kompozytora
Edward Mąkosza: A Biography and Activity of the Composer

Author(s): Paweł Urban
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Cataloguing, Education and training, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
Keywords: Edward Mąkosza;composer;ethnomusicologist;Częstochowa;Jasna Góra / Edward Mąkosza;Jasna Góra

Summary/Abstract: Edward Mąkosza (born on 13th November 1886 in Lisków, died on 25th April 1973 in Częstochowa) was a Polish composer, pedagogue, conductor, organist and ethnomusicologist. He was the main organiser of the musical life in Częstochowa. He is an author of circa 1000 compositions. He received numerous commendations and was a hero of the Jasna Góra Monastery. The article, presenting Edward Mąkosz’s biography, is to serve as an intro-duction to the comprehensive study of his work. The subsequent periods of his life (childhood, youth, professional work until World War II, professional work after World War II) are discussed. Then, we focus on the composer’s broadly understood activity: social, pedagogical and artistic undertakings. The article aims to show the professor’s entire life.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 01 (44)
  • Page Range: 5-34
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Polish