Bernadetta Matuszczak facts for kids
Bernadetta Matuszczak (born March 10, 1937 – died September 3, 2021) was a talented Polish composer. She created many different kinds of music. Bernadetta was born in Toruń, a city in Poland.
She loved music from a young age. She studied music theory and piano in Poznań, Poland. Later, she focused on composition in Warsaw. This school is now called the F. Chopin Academy of Music. She even studied in Paris with a famous teacher, Nadia Boulanger. After finishing her studies, she became a full-time composer. Her music was played all over the world.
Awards and Achievements
Bernadetta Matuszczak received many important awards for her music. These awards showed how much people appreciated her talent.
- She won a prize from the Young Polish Composers' Competition in 1965.
- She also received awards from the Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition for Composers in 1966.
- In 1967, she won a prize at the Jeunesses Musicales Competition.
- She won the prestigious Prix Italia twice, in 1973 and 1979. This award was for her special radio opera-oratorios.
Her Musical Works
Bernadetta Matuszczak wrote many different pieces of music. She composed operas, ballets, and music for instruments. Here are some of her well-known works:
- Septem Tubae, 1969
- Juliet and Romeo, a chamber opera, 1972
- Diary of a Fool, an opera for one performer, 1976
- Musica da camera for 3 flutes, 4 timpani, and 5 tom-toms (1967)
- Humanae voces (1970–71)
- Apocalypsis according to St. John (1976–77)
- Ballet Miniatures for orchestra (1985)
- Notturno - Karol Szymanowski in memoriam in tres partes for solo cello (1987)
- Canticum polonum for string instruments (1987)
- By Night at the Old Town, a pantomime based on Isaac Leib Peretz. This piece was for solo voices, a choir, and a symphony orchestra (1988).
