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Penderecki, Krzysztof

Pen de rec ki, Krzysztof |ˌpendəˈretskē ˌpɛndəˈrɛtski | (1933 –), Polish composer. His music frequently features sounds drawn from extramusical sources and note clusters, as in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960 ) for fifty-two strings. Notable religious works: Stabat Mater (1962 ) and Polish Requiem (1980 –84 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Penderecki, Krzysztof

Penderecki, Krzysztof |ˌpɛndəˈrɛtski | (b.1933 ), Polish composer. His music frequently features sounds drawn from extramusical sources and note clusters, as in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960 ) for fifty-two strings. Notable religious works: Stabat Mater (1962 ) and Polish Requiem (1980 –4 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Penderecki

Pen de rec ki Eigenname |…ˈrɛt͜ski |polnischer Komponist