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Tadeusz Baird (b. July 26, 1928 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki - d. September 2, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) was Polish composer. In 1956, with Kazimierz Serocki he founded the Warsaw Autumn international contemporary music festival.

Photograph of Tadeusz Baird.

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

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