Wawrzyniec Żuławski
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Wawrzyniec Jerzy Żuławski (14 February 1916, in Zakopane – 18 August 1957, in the Alps), also known as Wawa, was a Polish alpinist, educator, composer, music critic, and musicologist. He was a professor of Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna in Warsaw. Żuławski was an initiator and organiser of Polish alpinism.[1] During World War II he was a member of Armia Krajowa and was a soldier during the Warsaw Uprising.
Żuławski published music reviews in Ruch Muzyczny, Express Wieczorny, Nowa Kultura. He also composed orchestral, chamber, piano and vocal pieces.
He was one of the leading Polish alpinists.[2] He died on Mont Blanc during a rescue action in 1957.
Notable works
[edit]Compositions
[edit]- Cztery kolędy polskie, orchestral compositions, 1947
- Wierchowe nuty, vocal compositions for choir and violin solo, 1955
Books
[edit]Żuławski was an author of several mountain-related books:
- Niebieski krzyż, 1946
- Sygnały ze skalnych ścian, 1954
- Tragedie tatrzańskie, 1956
- Skalne lato, 1957
Family tree
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Żuławski Wawrzyniec Jerzy". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ "Żuławski Wawrzyniec Jerzy". WIEM Encyklopedia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
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- 1916 births
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- Mountaineering deaths
- Polish composers
- Polish educators
- Polish mountain climbers
- Polish male non-fiction writers
- People from Zakopane
- 20th-century Polish composers
- Polish male composers
- Polish music critics
- Home Army members
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- 20th-century Polish male musicians
- Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
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- Deaths on Mont Blanc