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Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra 2-2-2-2/2-2-0-0; 2Perc., Str., Solo
Alto and Tenor Sax. (1988) — 18min.
First performance: June 26, 1997, Marko Letonja, Festival European Cultural Month,
Lubljana, Slovenia.
Manuscript.
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra 2-2-2-3/4-3-3-1; 4Perc., Hp., Str., Solo
Mba. (1986) — 30min.
Commissioned by Zielona Gora Symphony Orchestra and Szymon Kawalla, conductor. First
performance: January 17, 1986, Zielona Gora Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla, conductor,
Stanislaw Skoczynski, soloist. Premiere broadcast performance: May 8, 1986, Cracow Radio
and TV Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla, conductor, Keiko Abe, soloist.
Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra 2-2-2-2/4-3-3-1; Perc.
Solo(4), Pno., Str. (1974) — 13min.
Commissioned by the Sage City (Vermont) Symphony Orchestra. First performance: October 10,
1974, Sage City Symphony, Louis Calabro, conductor. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore
Presser Company, distributer)
Conductus — A Ceremonial For Winds Symphonic Band (1982) — 4min.
First performance: 1983, Chicago Symphonic Wind.
Manuscript.
Crystallites 4-3-3-1/3+1/4-4-4-1; 5Perc., 2Hp., Pno., Str. (16-14-10-10-8)
(1973-74) — 14min.
Commissioned by the Kosciuszko Foundation of New York. First performance: January 24,
1975, Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Antoni Wit, conductor. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Fanfare for Peace for Orchestra, 3(Picc.)-2-2-3(Cbsn.)/4 4 3 1; 4Perc. Str.
(1993) — 4min.
Commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for its centennial celebration. First
performance: November 18, 1994, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesus Lopez Cobos
conducting.
Improvisations 3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1; 5Perc., Hp., Pno., Gtr., Str. (1968) —
8min.
First performance: March 26, 1971, Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra, Renard Czajkowski
conductor. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
La Novella D’inverno (Winter’s Tale) for Strings (9-4-3-1) (1984)
— 10min.
Commissioned by Jerzy Maksymiuk and the Polish Chamber Orchestra. First performance: May
5, 1985, Polish Chamber Orch., Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor, at the 9th Gulbenkian New Music
Festival, Lisboa, Portugal. 1986, Second Prize at the International Rostrum of Composers
in Paris, France. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Ode To Praise All Famous Women 2-2-2-2/4-3-3-0; 3Perc., Str. (1992) —
12min.
Commissioned by the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic. First performance: March 22, 1992,
Florida Space Coast Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Tunicka, conductor.
Spectri Sonori 3-2-2-3/4-3-3-1; 5Perc., Hp., Pno., Str. (1973) — 7min.
First performance: January 22 1974, Cleveland Orchestra, Matthias Bamert conductor.
Vocal MusicAve Maria
4 Men’s Voices, Brass, Perc., Organ (1982 version) — 7min.Chamber
MusicAjikan — Unfolding Light
for Flute and Percussion (1989) — 12min.Solo
Instrumental WorksArabesque for Harp (1972) — 7min.
Author's Agency Publications, Warsaw, Poland
Farewell Souvenir for Piano (1975) — 6min.
Graffito for Marimba (1988) — 12min.
First performance: European Percussion Congress, Tubingen, Germany.
Published
Hommage à I.J. Paderewski for Piano (1992) — 5min.
First performance: 1992, Jerzy Stryjniak, Washington, DC. Fallen Leaf Press,
Berkeley, CA
Letter to the Sun for Narrator and Percussion (1996-97) — 10min.
To the poem by Julie Rafalski; in English. Written for Morris Lang and the Brooklyn
College Percssion Ensemble. First performance: May, 1997.
Mancala for 2 Violins (1997) — 8min.
Written for Hanna Lachert, violinist of the New York Philharmonic. First performance:
April, 1997, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, New York.
Quodlibet for Double-Bass and Prerecorded Tape (1976) — 12min.
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Recitativo, Arioso & Toccata for Violin (1969-75) — 10min.
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Scherzo di Fantasia for Euphonium and Piano (1997)
Commissioned by the National Brass Society for the International Brass Conference in St.
Louis. First performance: June 29, 1997, Gail Robertson, euphonium.
Six Bagatelles for Harp (1979) — 9min.
Published
Space Model for Percussion (1971-75) — 12min.
Published
Spider Walk for Solo Percussion (1993) — 7min.
Commissioned and written for Stanislaw Skoczynski. First performance: November 10, 1993,
Skoczynski at the PASIC Convention, Columbus, OH
Published
Stress for Percussion & Tape (1972) — 4min.
Morris Lang Percussion, New York, NY
Touracou for Harpsichord (1974) — 5min.
Published. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Two Poems for Tuba (1975) — 7min.
Published—special order. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company,
distributer) /Edward B. Marks Music Publications, New York, NY (Theodore Presser Company,
rental agent)
Variations for Flute (1967) — 6min.
Published—special order. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company,
distributer) / Edward B. Marks Music Publications, New York, NY (Theodore Presser Company,
rental agent)
Abc of the Percussionist
Published Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Colorful World of Percussion (1978)
A book for percussion training in 5 volumes. Co-author: Barbara Niewiadomska
Four Seasons for Four Hands (1984)
12 pieces for Piano 4 hands. Edward B. Marks Music Publications, New York, NY (Theodore
Presser Company, rental agent)
Journeys Into Space for Piano in two volumes (1978)
A set of 19 miniatures. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company,
distributer)
Little Mexican Fantasy for Percussion (7) and Piano (1971) — 4min.
Arrangement of a Mexican folk tune.
Published. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Little Mosaic for Percussion Ensemble (l968) — 10min.
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Miniatures for Piano (1982)
14 miniatures. Edward B. Marks Music Publications, New York, NY (Theodore Presser Company,
rental agent)
Mister Marimba Soloists, Children’s choir, Orchestra (1992-95) —
90min.
Children’s opera in 3 acts to the libretto of Polish lyricist Agnieszka Osiecka;
Polish and English. Written for the National Opera in Warswa, Poland. First performance:
November, 1997, National Opera, Warsaw.
Music of Five Steps for Flutes (2) and Percussion Ensemble (1979)
— 19min.
A set of 7 miniatures. Commissioned by the International Society for Musical Education.
First performance: July 12 1980 by the pupils of E. Mlynarski Elementary School of Music
in Warsaw, Poland during the XIV World Congress of ISME. Author's Agency Publications,
Warsaw, Poland
Musical Alphabet for Two Pianos (1985-86)
A set of 22 pieces, mainly dances from A to Z.
Published. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Silver Threads and Other Songs for Children for Voice, Chorus, and
Percussion in various combinations (1986)
To the poetry of Josef Czechowicz, in Polish. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore
Presser Company, distributer)
Suite Variee for Percussion (4) & Piano (1965) — 4min.
Out of print. Alphonse Leduc (Theodore Presser Company, distributor)
Tunes from Many Countries of the World
Children’s songs arranged for Percussion and Instruments (1977). Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muczyzne (Theodore Presser Company, distributer)
Soiree Snobe Chez la Princesse
Instrumental Theatre for 2 Keyboard Instruments, Pre-recorded Tape, Mimes
and Lighting (1979) — 15min.
Commissioned and premiered in 1979 by Annette Sachs and Piotr Lachert, Theatre European de
Musique Vivante, I.J. Belgium.
Manuscript.
Concerto For Marimba And Orchestra
Keiko Abe, marimba; The Cracow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla,
conductor;
Muza Records PN CD 075 and PN LP SX2709.
Epigrams
The Dorians Choir; Michael Ingham, Phoebe Houk, Barbara Imhoff, Carolyn Horn,
Marta Ptaszynska
Pro Viva ISPV 152.
Graffito
Nebojsa J. Zivkovic, marimba; Bayer Records CD 150 006.
Holocaust Memorial Cantata
Polygram Accord CD.
Jeu-Parti
Urszula Mazurek, harp; Hubert Rutkowski, vibraphone; Muza Records PN LP SX.
Olimpia CD.
La Novella D’inverno (Winter's Tale)
The Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jerzy Maksymiuk; Muza Records PN CD 075/PN LP SX
2427.
Moon Flowers
Roman Jablonski, cello; Krystyna Borucinska, piano; Muza Records PN LP SX2709; Pro
Viva ISPV 152.
Oscar Of Alva, Tv Opera
The Polish Radio and Television Productions, Polish Television, POLTEL 1988 (video
cassette).
Poetic Impressions
Warswaw Wind Quintet; CD Dux Records.
Songs of Despair and Loneliness
Ewa Podles, Jerzy Marchwinski; Muza Records PN CD 075.
Space Model
Marta Ptaszynska, percussion; Pro Viva ISPV 152.
Spider Walk
CD, Polonia Records
The Polish Radio Archive Recordings, Warsaw, Poland, contain the following works:
Un Grand Sommeil Noir
Dream Lands
Magic Spaces
Sonnets to Orpheus
Conductus
Ave Maria
Siderals
About Concerto for Marimba:
"… perhaps the first concerto for marimba ever written in the spirit of a
grand classical piano concerto." — Barbara Smolenska-Zielinska, The Music
Movement, Warsaw
About Dream Lands, Magic Spaces "… a demonstration of a
successfully integrated, yet novel, compositional approach. This work … has a
diversity and spaciousness which is impressive. The manner in which musical actions and
consequences follow upon each other in an allusive texture, effectively conveys the sense
of irrationality implicit in the title." — Mark Behm, Perspectives of New
Music
About Moon Flowers "The work is stunning … The effect is a
potent march through ever higher peaks of dramatic power." — Timothy V. Clark, St.
Louis Riverfront Times
About Siderals "a tremendous score both in its physical dimensions
and its sonorities. Some aspects of it evoked memories from when I was working with Varese
on lonisation." — Nicolas Slonimsky, Los Angeles
"… a gigantic show-piece for percussion." — Brigitta Huldt, Svensha
Dagbladet, Stockholm
About Sonnets to Orpheus: "Lyrical and fanciful expression materializes
most beautifully in Sonnets, designed tastefully with refined tone colors, each with
individual and very specific intervallic and harmonic climate." — Olgierd
Pisarenko, The Music Movement, Warsaw, Poland
About Spectri Sonori: "It is the most attractive example of inventive
tone painting, in which excellent organization of ideas sets noticeably above the
sound-effect category." — Bill Zakariasen, New York Daily News
About Winter's Tale: "… one of the most interesting works
heard… She was able, using only the resources of string instruments, to create
amazingly varied sound colors." — Jonathan Kramer, Musical America
"Ptaszynska’s icy-beautiful piece for strings … was a hit." —
Ray Cooklis, The Cincinnati Enquirer
"… a strong, fascinating work." — Robert Sherman, WQXR, New
York
Current as of February, 1998