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Revision as of 00:29, 25 July 2006 by Crystallina (talk | contribs) (Stub-sorting. You can help!)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tadeusz Baird (b. July 26, 1928 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki - d. September 2, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish composer. In 1956, with Kazimierz Serocki he founded the Warsaw Autumn international contemporary music festival.
Compositions
Music for solo instruments
- Sonatina I (1949)
- Sonatina II (1952)
- Little Suite for Children (1952)
Chamber music
- String Quartet (1971)
- Play for String Quatret (1971)
Orchestral works
- Symphony I (1950) - Polish National Prize, 1951
- Colas Breugnon: a suite in the old style for string orchestra with flute (1951)
- Four Essays (1958) - UNESCO Prize, 1959
- Symphony III (1969) - National Prize, 1970
Concertos
- Four Dialogs for oboe and chamber orchestra (1964) - UNESCO Prize 1966
- Oboe Concerto (1973)
- Scenes for cello, harp and orchestra (1977)
Vocal-instrumental works
- Four Love Sonnets for baritone and orchestra (1956) to texts by Shakespeare
- Five Songs for mezzo-soprano and six instruments (1970) to texts by H. Poświatowska - National Prize, 1970
- Tomorrow, a musical drama to a libretto by J. S. Sito
External links
- Baird page at the Polish Music Center
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