Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil facts for kids
Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (born on July 16, 1947) is a Polish composer and music teacher. She writes many different kinds of music and has taught many students.
Her Life and Music Journey
Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She loved music from a young age. She studied how to compose music at the State School of Music in Wrocław. Her teachers were Stefan Poradowski and Tadeusz Natanson. She also studied in France with famous composers like Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen. She learned about new music ideas in Paris and studied the music of Iannis Xenakis in Aix-en-Provence.
After finishing her studies, Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil started teaching. In 1971, she began working at the State School of Music in Wroclaw. She became a full professor in 1993. Later, she became the head of the Composition and Music Theory department. From 1998, she also taught at the Poznan Academy of Music. Her musical pieces have been played all over the world.
Awards and Recognitions
Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil has won many important awards for her music. These awards show how talented she is as a composer.
- The Tadeusz Baird Young Competition of the Polish Composers' Union in 1968 and 1973
- Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition in 1972
- International Competition for Women Composers in Mannheim in 1975
- 3rd place at the UNESCO International Composers' Tribune in Paris in 1987
- Wroclaw City Award
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers Award for her work with children and teenagers in 1997
- Brother Albert Award in 1998
Her Musical Works
Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil has written many different types of music. She composes pieces for orchestras, choirs, and smaller groups of instruments. Here are some examples of her works:
- Trio-sonata for violin, cello, and piano (1967)
- Concerto grosso for clarinet, horn, piano, and orchestra (1970–71)
- Fresco I for symphony orchestra (1972)
- Alphabet for mixed choir and instruments (1973)
- Fresco III - Icarus for symphony orchestra (1979)
- Papież Słowiański (The Slavic Pope), a cantata for singers, choir, and orchestra (1979)
- In the realm of autumn leaves, a ballet for children (1989)
- Le soleil, a concert for percussion and orchestra (1991)
- El Condor (Spring), a concerto for two marimbas and chamber orchestra (1996)
- Fresco VII - Uru-Anna for tenor, mixed choir, and large symphony orchestra (1998–99)
- Algorithm dream of a big city for solo marimba (2001)
