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Janina Skowronska
Janina Skowronska (8 February 1920 – 1992) was a Polish composer who is best remembered for her arrangements of folk songs, and for creating Little Chopin, a children’s musical based on the life and
Janina Skowronska (8 February 1920 – 1992) was a Polish composer who is best remembered for her arrangements of folk songs, and for creating Little Chopin, a children’s musical based on the life and works of Frederic Chopin. Skowronska was born to a Polish family in Germakowka (then in the USSR, now in Ukraine). She studied music at the State Music College in Wroclaw, Poland, and with Tadeusz Szeligowski. She received a diploma in 1961. Skowronska’s compositions included: Chamber *Theme and Variations (string quartet) *Drugi Brzeg (soprano, oboe, two clarinets and horn) *Moda Pani Czepca Nie Ma (mixed chorus) *Ziemio Moja (mixed chorus) References
- Era
- Post-War
- Lived
- 1920–1992
- Known as
- classical composer