Lidia Zielińska facts for kids

Lidia Zielińska, born on October 9, 1953, is a talented Polish composer and music teacher. She creates many different kinds of music. She has also taught music to many students.

About Lidia Zielińska

Lidia Zielińska was born in Poznań, Poland. She studied music at the State Higher School of Music in Poznań. She finished her studies in 1979. Her main teacher for composition was Andrzej Koszewski. She also learned about composition and electronic music in other places. These included 'Musicultura' in Breukelen, the M. Deutsch Symphonic Workshop in Paris, and courses in Kraków and Rydzyna.

Lidia Zielińska became a professor of composition. She taught at the Poznań Academy of Music. She also played the violin in the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra. She was part of the Agnieszka Duczmal Chamber Orchestra too. She shared her knowledge at other schools. These included the State Higher School of Visual Arts. She also taught at the Wrocław Academy of Music. She was a guest teacher in many countries. These included France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. She also taught in Belarus and Moldova.

Zielińska has won many awards for her music. She received prizes in Poland, Yugoslavia, Germany, Switzerland, and France. In 1993 and 1994, she worked on the EuroMusicTheater project. From 1994 to 1995, she was part of the Donau Ballet project. In 1995 and 1996, she was a special composer. She worked at the Electronic Music Studio in Stockholm. She also worked with the Eighth Day Theatre. There, she collaborated with artists like Izabella Gustowska.

From 1982 to 1992, Zielińska was the artistic director. She led the "Poznań Music Spring" festival. She was also a board member of the Polish Society for Contemporary Music. She helped lead the Polish Composers' Union. She was also involved with the "Warsaw Autumn" festival. She has been the president of the "House of World Rhythms" foundation. She also helped start Brevis music editions. And she co-founded the Monochord quarterly magazine.

Lidia Zielińska's Music

Lidia Zielińska has written music for many different groups. She has composed for small groups of instruments. She has also written for the stage, like plays and ballets. Her music includes pieces for full orchestras. She has also written for voices and for single instruments. She has even created music for theatre and films.

Here are some examples of the types of music she has composed:

Music for the Stage

• Listen, Joe – a play for a mime, tape, and orchestra (1978)
• Mrs. Koch – a comedy for voices and instruments (1981)
• Cascando – for actors and a choir (1983/91)
• Huit heures de la vie des femmes – musical theatre for 9 performers (1988)
• Venture Unknown – a ballet (1995)

Orchestral Music

• Violin Concerto – a piece for violin and orchestra (1979)
• Farewell to Toorope – for a full orchestra (1981)
• Epitaph in memoriam Poznan June 1956 – for orchestra (1981)
• Fiction – for orchestra (1986)
• Little Atrophic Symphony – for orchestra (1988)

Chamber Music

• Litany – for a string quartet (four string instruments) (1979)
• Minuten – Sonate – for any instrument (1981)
• Two Dances – for strings (1981)
• Treaty – for an oboe quartet (1982)
• String Quartet – for four string instruments (1988)
• La Vetrata – for a young string orchestra (1996)

Music for Solo Instruments

• Gagaku Lullaby – for double bass (1984)
• Glossa – for violin or viola (1986)

Vocal Music

• Concrete Music – for choir and orchestra (1987)
• Music for Holy Week – for mixed choir and percussion (1988)
• TOGO Unit – for male choir and piano (1995)

Electroacoustic Music

• Artificial Cult – for tape, video, and visual objects (1985)
• Polish Dances According to Priest Baka – for tape (1986)
• Feature Piece – for saxophone and tape (1987)
• Musica humana or How Symphonies Are Born – a radio piece (1989)
• Graphic 2 – for 10 instruments and live electronics (1991)
• Short piece – for flute and computer or computer and tape (1992)

Mixed Media

• AKO – a cartoon made with Aleksandra Korejwo (1986)

Music for Children

• Kaleidoscope – Passacaglia – for percussion, slides, and clapping hands, for children (1987)
• Piece about Everything – for percussion and a child audience (1988)
• Sound Museum – a "live" art display for children (1988)
• Soaked Music – with a child audience, narrator, conductor, and tape (1993)