Grażyna Krzanowska facts for kids

Grażyna Krzanowska is a talented Polish composer. She was born on March 1, 1952, in Legnica, a city in Poland. A composer is someone who writes music.

Becoming a Composer

Grażyna loved music from a young age. She studied how to write music, which is called composition. She learned from a teacher named Tadeusz Natanson. This was at the State High School of Music in Wroclaw. She finished her studies and graduated in 1976.

Her Musical Career

After her studies, Grażyna started teaching music. She taught at the Bielsko-Biala Music School. She also married a fellow musician, Andrzej Krzanowski. He was a composer and played the accordion. Grażyna and Andrzej often worked together on music projects.

Her Compositions

Grażyna Krzanowska has written many different pieces of music. Here are some of her selected works:

• Melodies, written in 1975
• Cantata, also from 1975
• Passacaglia for Orchestra, composed in 1976
• Relief X for Sax quartet, written in 2002. This piece was dedicated to her husband, Andrzej Krzanowski.