Feliks Nowowiejski
Feliks
Nowowiejski
skomponował muzykę
do słów wiersza „Rota"
Marii Konopnickiej
In this house in 1910, Feliks Nowowiejski composed music for the poem "The Oath", by Maria Konopnicka.
Erected 2010.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 50° 3.8′ N, 19° 56.404′ E. Marker is in Kraków, Małopolska (Lesser Poland), in Kraków Powiat. Marker is on Floriańska just north of Świętego Tomasza, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Floriańska 20, Kraków, Małopolska 31-021, Poland. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Honoré de Balzac (within shouting distance of this marker); Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salon of Polish Painters (within shouting distance of this marker); Dom Jana Matejki / House of Jan Matejko
Also see . . .
1. Feliks Nowowiejski. "Feliks Nowowiejski (7 February 1877 – 18 January 1946) was a Polish composer, conductor, concert organist, and music teacher....In 1909 Nowowiejski returned to Poland (then the Duchy of Warsaw), and settled in Krakow, where he served as director of the Krakow Music Society....On 15 July 1910 - the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg - the citizens of Krakow gathered in Jan Matejko Square to sing the Rota by Maria Konopnicka under Nowowiejski’s direction. Rota was a patriotic poem protesting Germanisation that Nowowiejski had set to music." (Submitted on June 20, 2018.)
2. Rota (YouTube, 3.5 min). Orchestral/choral version. (Submitted on June 20, 2018.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.