Rutkowski, Bronislaw
Rutkowski, Bronislaw
Rutkowski, Bronislaw , Polish organist, teacher, and composer; b. Komaje, near Vilnius, Feb. 27, 1898; d. Leipzig, June 1, 1964. He studied organ with Handschin and theory with Kalafati and Vitols at the St. Petersburg Cons. After further training with Surzýnski (organ), Rytel and Statkowski (theory), and Melcer (conducting) at the Warsaw Cons. (graduated, 1924), he completed his studies in paris (1924–26) with Vierne (organ) and Pirro (aesthetics). From 1926 to 1939 he taught at the Warsaw Cons., and then at the Krakow Cons. from 1946, where he was rector from 1955 until his death. He made tours as a recitalist throughout Europe. Among his works were choral pieces and organ music.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Flor Peeters , Peeters, Flor
Composer, organist
Twentieth-century music, often described as iconoclastic, restless, oblivious to tradition, and passionately dedicat… Organization Theory , Organization theory is a broad field with roots in sociology. Anthropologists, philosophists, and political scientists have contributed greatly to th… Organization , ORGANIZATION
The concept of organization belongs in several different scientific fields. It is used just as frequently in biological discourse as in… Organism , An organism is any complete, individual living thing. As a living thing, an organism necessarily has certain attributes or displays certain character… vomeronasal organ , vomeronasal organ (Jacobson's organ) A special ‘smell-taste’ organ in the hard palate of many mammals; it opens by ducts into the roof of the mouth b… International Maritime Organization , IMO International Maritime Organization
• International Meteorological Organization
• International Miners' Organization
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Rutkowski, Bronislaw