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Krzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly Dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków), and president of the Union of Polish Composers (1985–1989). Meyer served as professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne from 1987 to 2008, prior to his retirement.[1]

Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer, September 2002
Born (1943-08-11) 11 August 1943 (age 79)
Kraków, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationComposer, pianist, music scholar
Years active1964–present

Biography


Meyer was born in Kraków, Poland. As a boy he played piano and organ, and he began his composition study early – in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz. Then, at the State College of Music in Kraków he continued studying with Wiechowicz, and after the latter's death in 1963, did his diploma with Krzysztof Penderecki (1965). He also studied music theory (diploma in 1966). In Paris, he took courses with Nadia Boulanger (1964, 1966, and 1968), and in Warsaw he became a private pupil of Witold Lutosławski.[1]

His Symphony No. 1 was his first work to be performed, in Kraków in 1964. In 1965, while still a student, he made his debut at the "Warsaw Autumn", as the youngest composer in the festival's history (String Quartet No. 1). He was fascinated with avant-garde not only as a composer: from 1965 to 1967, as a member of "MW2 Ensemble", he performed experimental pieces, typical for the sixties, in Poland and in some West European countries. Later he continued to be active as a pianist, performing mostly his own works, or playing chamber music.[1]

From 1966 to 1987 Meyer taught theory at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków), holding the chairmanship of the Department of Music Theory from 1972 to 1975. From 1987 to 2008 he was professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. Since 2019 honorary professor of Lviv Conservatory.

From 1985 and 1989 he was the president of the Union of Polish Composers. For fourteen years (1974–1988) he took part in the work of the Repertory Committee of the "Warsaw Autumn" International Festival of Contemporary Music. He is a Fellow of Collegium Invisibile.[2]

String Quartet No. 6 (1/3)
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Music


In his early compositions (String Quartets Nos. 1–4, Symphonies Nos. 1–3), Meyer experimented with unconventional sonorities, typical of the Polish avant-garde music in the 1960s. He used twelve-tone technique, albeit freely, as well as aleatoric technique and collage. All these means appear in his first opera Cyberiada, to a science-fiction libretto after Stanisław Lem's The Cyberiad.[1]

In later works, Meyer gradually limited the multitude of sonic ideas. He increasingly focussed on the drama and expression as understood in a traditional way although avoiding romantic effects. The style of Meyer's later works reflects his interest in tradition; even his use of titles such as "string quartet", "sonata", "concerto", "symphony" are indicators of the traditional trend in his aesthetic. "There are contemporary textures and timbres, but they are usually incidental to a language in which tonal pulls and familiar signposts govern the overall flow and structure."[3]

Chamber music occupies a privileged place in his output. "What is attractive to him in such pieces is the fact that they are perfect to create 'sonic puzzles', referring to the 'hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting', as Leibnitz described the essence of music. Examples of these are the variation of the tempi in String Quartet No. 11 or the changes of rhythm in String Quartet No. 10. Some pieces for large ensembles can be listened to as a musical commentary to a political event or existential reflection. These topics are hinted at by the subtitles and quotations ('Polish' Symphony No. 6, referring to the atmosphere of martial law in Poland from 1981 to 1983) or the use of the text (Symphony No. 8, with the lyrics of the anti-antisemitic poems by Adam Zagajewski). The catastrophic message of the oratorio The Creation of the World is told through the text but its expression is achieved through the music."[4]


Selected awards



Selected works



Stage works



Works for orchestra


No. 1, Op. 10 (1964)
No. 2 Epitaphium Stanisław Wiechowicz in memoriam for choir and orchestra, Op. 14 (1967)
No. 3 Symphonie d'Orphée for choir and orchestra, Op. 20 (1968)
No. 4, Op. 31 (1973)
No. 5, Op. 44 (1979)
No. 6 "Polish" Symphony, Op. 57 (1982) (Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, A. Wit, ISPV 179 CD)
No. 7 Sinfonia del tempo che passa, Op. 97 (2002–2003) (NOSPR, G. Chmura; DUX 0695)
No. 8 Sinfonia da requiem, Op. 111 (2009)
No. 9 Fidae speique Sinfonia, Op. 126 (2016)

Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


No. 1, Op. 6 (1964)
No. 2, Op. 61 (1983)
No. 1, Op. 12 (1965) (R. Lasocki, WOSPRiT, K. Stryja, Olympia OCD 323)
No. 2, Op. 87 (1996) (M. Rezler, NOSPR, G. Chmura, DUX 0594)
No. 1, Op. 28 (1972)(withdrawn)
No. 2, Op. 85 (1995)(B. Pergamenschikov, NOSPR, A. Wit, DUX 0594)

Vocal works



Chamber music



For two instruments

Violin and piano:

Cello and piano:

Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte No.1, Op. 62 (1983) (- R. Korupp, K. Meyer, Ambitus 97848; – E. Mizerska, E. Abbate, TOCC 0098)
Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte No.2, Op. 99 (2004) (E. Mizerska, K. Glensk, TOCC 0098)

Other combinations:


For three instruments


For four instruments

No. 1, Op. 8 (1963)
No. 2, Op. 23 (1969)
No. 3, Op. 27 (1971)
No. 4, Op. 33 (1974)
No. 5, Op. 42 (1977)
No. 6, Op. 51 (1981)
No. 7, Op. 65 (1985)
No. 8, Op. 67 (1985)
No. 9, Op. 74 (1990)
No. 10, Op. 82 (1994)
No. 11, Op. 95 (2001)
No. 12, Op. 103 (2005)
No. 13, Op. 113 (2010)
No. 14, Op. 122 (2014)
No. 15, Op. 131 (2017)

For five or more instruments


Instrumental music



For piano solo

No. 1, Op. 5 (1962) (K. Meyer, Acte Préalable AP0076)
No. 2, Op. 7 (1963) (B. Otto, Sächsische Tonträger LC 9930)
No. 3, Op. 13 (1966)
No. 4, Op. 22 (1968)
No. 5 Sonata de sons rayonnants, Op. 32 (1975/1997)
No. 6 Sonate breve, Op. 106 (2006)

For other keyboards


For violin solo

No. 1, Op. 36 (1975) (W. Marschner, ISPC 192 CD)
No. 2, Op. 113 (2018)

Other works:


For cello solo

No. 1, Op. 1 (1961) (R. Korupp, CD Ambitus 97484)
No. 2, Op. 109 (2007)

For flute solo


Essays and professional writings



References


  1. Małgorzata Kosińska (2013). "Krzysztof Meyer". Music (in Polish and English). Adam Mickiewicz Institute Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013. Source: Polish Music Information Center, Polish Composers' Union, January 2002
  2. Collegium Invisibile (2007). "Annual report and list of fellows (tutors: prof. Krzysztof Meyer)" (PDF). ci.edu.pl. Archived from the original (PDF file, direct download 10.4 MB) on 23 March 2012.
  3. Adrian Thomas Polish Music Since Szymanowski, Cambridge University Press 2005, p. 212.
  4. K. Meyer
  5. Krzysztof Meyer (At Polish Music Center, USC)
  6. "World Premiere Krzysztof Meyer's Piano Piece Sei intermezzi in Berlin". www.sikorski.de. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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[de] Krzysztof Meyer

Krzysztof Meyer (* 11. August 1943 in Krakau) ist ein polnischer Komponist, Pianist, Musiktheoretiker und Hochschullehrer.
- [en] Krzysztof Meyer

[es] Krzysztof Meyer

Krzysztof Meyer (Cracovia, 11 de agosto de 1943) es un compositor, pianista y estudioso de música polaco, anteriormente fue decano del Departamento de Teoría de la Música (1972–1975) en el Colegio Estatal de Música (ahora Academia de Música de Cracovia ) y presidente de la Unión de compositores polacos (1985–1989). Meyer fue profesor de composición en la Hochschule für Musik en Colonia desde 1987 hasta 2008, antes de su jubilación. [1]

[ru] Мейер, Кшиштоф

Кши́штоф Ме́йер (польск. Krzysztof Meyer; род. 11 августа 1943, Краков) — польский композитор , пианист, музыкальный педагог, музыковед .


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