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This 8 page report discusses Karol Syzamowski (1882-1937), the Polish composer second only to Chopin in renown. Szymanowski was “a curious hybrid.” Considering the fact that his life spanned Poland's fin de-siecle rekindling and its all-too brief flourishing between the wars, it is remarkable that the music of Szymanskowski was able to survive to earn a meaningful level of respect at the close of the 20th century. The survival and proliferation of the composer’s work serve as a testimony to the collective determination of the Polish people to maintain a distinct culture of art, music, literature, and more. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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of Polish music as it evolved in the early years of the 20th century. Szymanowski himself might have wondered why he was destined to be one of those composers whose
music is not taken seriously or validated until after his death. According to Dunnett (1992), Szymanowski was "a curious hybrid." Considering the fact that his life spanned Polands fin
de-siecle rekindling and its all-too brief flourishing between the wars, it is remarkable that the music of Szymanskowski was able to survive to earn a meaningful level of respect at
the close of the 20th century. Ironically, although he sympathized with the aspirations of Polish composers, her was also dismissive of what he thought to be an over-abundance of
provincial or "folk" music incorporated into composition that could not, as a result, be considered truly unique. Nonetheless, Szymanowski was living and creating his music in a partitioned homeland.
Ultimately, he was, according once again to Dunnett, "the ardent Straussian who became Polands Ravel and finally its Bartok" (pp. 34). A Young and Definitely Polish Composer The Poles
have always prided themselves on their fierce level of nationalism that boldly transcends outside, aggressive political forces. As such, even in the darkest days of being partitioned, the Polish
homeland focused on the accoutrements of Polish uniqueness. Szymanowski was determinedly pro-Polish homeland in sentiment. He was born on his land-owning and wealthy familys estate at Tymoszowka in the
Ukraine, land that had originally been part of the Polish kingdom but had been under Russian jurisdiction from the days of the partition of 1793.
Before the First World War I, Szymanowski traveled extensively between his home in Tymoszowka, Warsaw and Vienna. He also traveled to Italy, Sicily, Algiers, Constantine, Biscra, and Tunis.
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