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Wojciech Kilar (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕex kilar] (pronounced phonetically: Voy-cheh Kee-lahr) born 17 July 1932 in Lwów, Poland is a Polish classical and film music composer.
Wojciech Kilar is one of Poland’s esteemed composers. Born in 1932 in Lwów (now a city in Ukraine, it was part of Poland at the time). His father was a gynecologist and his mother was a theater actress. Kilar has spent most of his life since 1948 in the city of Katowice in Southern Poland, married (from April 1966 to November 2007) to Barbara Pomianowska, a pianist. Kilar was 22 years old when he met 18 year old Barbara, his future wife.
Kilar studied at some of Poland’s finest music academies, including the State Higher School of Music in Katowice, under the composer and pianist Władysława Markiewiczówna, graduating with top honors in 1955. He continued his post-graduate studies at the State Higher School of Music in Kraków from 1955 to 1958 under composer and pianist Bolesław Woytowicz. In 1957 he participated in the International New Music Summer Course in Darmstadt. Kilar expanded on his musical education in Paris in 1959-60, when a scholarship from the French government allowed him to study composition under Nadia Boulanger.
Wojciech Kilar belonged (together with Boleslaw Szabelski, his student Henryk Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki) to the Polish Avant-garde music movement of the Sixties. In 1977 Kilar was one of the founding members of the Karol Szymanowski Society, based in the mountain town of Zakopane.
Wojciech Kilar is one of Poland’s esteemed composers. Born in 1932 in Lwów (now a city in Ukraine, it was part of Poland at the time). His father was a gynecologist and his mother was a theater actress. Kilar has spent most of his life since 1948 in the city of Katowice in Southern Poland, married (from April 1966 to November 2007) to Barbara Pomianowska, a pianist. Kilar was 22 years old when he met 18 year old Barbara, his future wife.
Kilar studied at some of Poland’s finest music academies, including the State Higher School of Music in Katowice, under the composer and pianist Władysława Markiewiczówna, graduating with top honors in 1955. He continued his post-graduate studies at the State Higher School of Music in Kraków from 1955 to 1958 under composer and pianist Bolesław Woytowicz. In 1957 he participated in the International New Music Summer Course in Darmstadt. Kilar expanded on his musical education in Paris in 1959-60, when a scholarship from the French government allowed him to study composition under Nadia Boulanger.
Wojciech Kilar belonged (together with Boleslaw Szabelski, his student Henryk Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki) to the Polish Avant-garde music movement of the Sixties. In 1977 Kilar was one of the founding members of the Karol Szymanowski Society, based in the mountain town of Zakopane.
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Arahand wrote:
In fact, Wojciech Kilar - Son of Hecate and Hades.
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FauveTerror wrote:
I whish I could hear it live
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Biscuit1978 wrote:
Come along and join the group Orchestral Composer of the Week. Nominate your 5 favourite composers each week and see who gets into the Hall of Fame.
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LouisT-1000 wrote:
'Le Roi et l'Oiseau' a.k.a 'The King and the Mockingbird' is an amazing score and one of my favourite childhood films (I am half french). Get to know it!
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Kershlaus91 wrote:
AND everybody's forgotten his score for the movie "The mockingbird".... this is one great piece of art too much overlooked.. but not really often exported in other countries than France..
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WOLFRAGE- wrote:
great
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Forteski wrote:
The Portrait of a Lady needs more scrobblings, it's so beautiful [2]
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blimka wrote:
Ziemia Obiecana - Walc. Szkoda słów tak piękne!
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fastlane01 wrote:
I once heard his piano concert on night-time radio. I was utterly amazed. I didn't hear the announcement, so it took some detective work to find out who had composed it, But eventually I did, on a BBC site... of all places :) It had to do with the European Broadcasting Union.
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june-glasschild wrote:
The Portrait of a Lady needs more scrobblings, it's so beautiful
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lady_butler wrote:
Love song for a Vampire - klasa sama w sobie. Lennox świetnie śpiewa. Cały OST do draculi - <3
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Laa-Brent wrote:
Thank you <3
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Anullla_ wrote:
genialny !!!
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twenty-ten wrote:
The Ninth Gate! Incredible beauty.
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saintdeuce wrote:
I first love him for the Dracula soundtrack.....but I have to say, The Portrait of a Lady soundtrack is AMAZING. They are both so so good, but Portrait might be better.
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Mar-Got wrote:
Prawdziwy mistrz
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kaitlinandstuff wrote:
Bram Stroker's Dracula soundtrack is wicked scary and intriguing.
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Biscuit1978 wrote:
Come and join the group Score Composer of the week. Nominate your favourites each week for entry to the Hall of Fame.
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Blowupnihilist wrote:
The Ninth Gate soundtrack is genius!
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DanielosVK wrote:
He's genius indeed, but he wouldn't do a better soundtrack for LOTR than Howard Shore. And the info that he wanted to do it are only stupid prattles scattered by reporters.
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