Ignacy Dobrzyński (2 February 1779[citation needed] – 17 August[citation needed] 1841)[1] was a Polish musician (violinist)[1] and composer. He was the father of Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński and Edward Dobrzyński.
Life edit
Born in Volynia,[1] at the age of 18 he was already playing the first violin in count orchestra of Józef August Iliński in Romaniv, where he composed several operas and ballet music. In 1799–1817[citation needed] he was conductor of this orchestra. In 1817–1825 he taught music at the Polish Gymnasium in Vinnytsia.[citation needed] He then spent some years in Kremenets, before moving to Warsaw, where his son was already a renowned composer.[1] He participated in quartet performances and in church music.[1]
He married Eudoksja z Karelinów, daughter of a wind orchestra leader in Saint Petersburg.[citation needed] Dobrzyński was buried at the Powązki Cemetery.[1]
Compositions edit
He left many compositions, both orchestral and piano, among which most notable are polonaises, expressing the spirit of old Poland (duch staropolski).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Słownik muzyków polskich dawnych i nowoczesnych: kompozytorów, wirtuozów, śpiewaków, instrumencistów, lutnistów, organmistrzów, poetów lirycznych i miłośników sztuki muzycznej : zawierający krótki rys historyi muzyki w Polsce, opisanie obrazów cudownych i dawnych instrumentów, z muzyką i portretem autora. Wydawn. Artystyczne i Filmowe. 1874. pp. 79–80.
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