Feliks Nowowiejski
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Feliks Nowowiejski was a Polish
composer
, conductor, concert organist
, and music teacher
. Nowowiejski was born in Wartenburg (Barczewo)
in East Prussia
, German Empire
. He died in Poznań
, Poland.
His best-known compositions include:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor, concert organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, and music teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
. Nowowiejski was born in Wartenburg (Barczewo)
Barczewo
Barczewo is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located 20 km NE of Olsztyn.The town was first located in 1325 but was soon after destroyed by Lithuanians. The rebuild town was granted city rights in 1364. In 1466, after the Second Peace of Toruń then known...
in East Prussia
Province of East Prussia
The Province of East Prussia was a province of Prussia from 1773–1829 and 1878-1945. Composed of the historical region East Prussia, the province's capital was Königsberg ....
, German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. He died in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Poland.
His best-known compositions include:
- March, Pod sztandarem pokoju (Under the Banner of Peace, 1898, awarded a prize in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
). - Oratorio, Powrót syna marnotrawnego (The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1902, awarded the Giacomo Meyerbeer Prize).
- Overture, Swaty polskie (Polish Courtship, 1903, awarded the Ludwig van Beethoven Prize).
- Oratorio, Znalezienie Świętego Krzyża (The Discovery of the Holy Cross, with the famous Pace Domine, 1906).
- Oratorio, Quo vadis (1907).
- Song, RotaRota (poem)Rota is an early 20th-century Polish poem and anthem, once proposed to be the Polish national anthem.-History:Rotas lyrics were written in 1908 by Maria Konopnicka...
(1910). - Opera, Emigranci (The Emigrants, 1917).
- Opera, Legenda Bałtyku (The Legend of the Baltic, 1924)
- Orchestral symphonies
- Piano Concerto
- Cello Concerto
- 9 organ symphonies op. 45 (ca. 1929-31)
- 4 organ concertos op. 56 (ca. 1930-40)
- In Paradisum, the organ poem, op. 61 (1941)