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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Jacek Grudzień was born in 1961 in Warsaw. He studied composition with Włodzimierz Kotoński and improvisation
with Szabolcs Esztenyi at the Warsaw Academy of Music. Grudzień's compositional debut took place at the International Festival of
Contemporary Music "Warsaw Autumn" in 1983. He has participated in the International Courses for Young Composers
at Kazimierz Dolny, Darmstadt, Patras and Dartington. In 1986 he received a postgraduate scholarship granted by Witold
Lutosławski. He went to London where he studied electronic music and MIDI systems.
Grudzień is a winner of the Young Composers' Competition organised by the Polish Composers' Union (second prize - 1988)
and the Polish nationwide competition for a classical guitar piece. His music has been performed in France,
Japan, Switzerland, the United States and Germany. He has collaborated with the Polish Radio Experimental Studio and has established himself as a composer of film music.
LIST OF WORKS
Chamber Music
For Elise or the Nightmare of a Pianist, instrumental theatre for oboe, clarinet, 2 trombones, percussion and piano - 1985
Hologram II for string quartet - 1988
Sea Wind for clarinet or soprano saxophone and piano - 1993
One Jubilee Rag for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano - 1995
Nonstrom for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano - 1996
Gagliarda for string quartet - 1996
Concerto per sassofono soprano ed archi - 1996
Electroacoustic music
Sonosfera for tape - 1985
Night Sounds for tenor saxophone and digital delay - 1987
Somnus for tape - 1988
Movement II for double bass and tape - 1992
Missa brevis - 1992
Trees for alto saxophone and tape - 1992
Tritons for harpsichord and tape - 1993
Hyacinth Girl for soprano and tape - 1995
Vocal-Instrumental Music
Lumen for mixed choir and symphony orchestra - 1987
Music for Solo Instruments
Tristaniana for piano - 1984
Turdus musicus for amplified harpsichord - 1984
Music from the Window for 2 violins - 1985
Interludium for piano - 1986
Androvanda for guitar - 1986
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Based on materials from the program book of the Warsaw Autumn Festival
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