Adam Jarzebski
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Adam Jarzębski was an early baroque
Polish
composer, violinist, poet, and writer. The first documented mention of Jarzębski was in 1612, when he became a member of the chapel of Johann Siegmund Hohenzollern in Berlin
. After he had stayed in Italy
for a year (1615 - 16), he became a member of the royal musical establishment - first at the court of Sigismund III Vasa
and then of Władysław IV. He was held in great esteem by the royal court and very popular among the members of the patriciate of Warsaw
. In 1635 he managed the construction of the royal palace at Ujazdów
. In 1643 he published a literary work "Gościniec, albo krótkie opisanie Warszawy" (A Present, or a Short Description of Warsaw) describing the customs and the musical life of the town. He died in Warsaw
in 1649. He was an outstanding figure in the history of the Polish culture of the 17th century.
He composed mainly instrumental music. "Canzoni é Concerti" (27 works) is the first major collection of Polish compositions for instrumental ensembles (2-, 3-, 4- part and basso continuo). With regard to form and compositional technique his works did not depart from the most valuable models of his genre in Europe
. Most frequently the composer indicated only registers and various combinations of voices
: he mentions particular instruments only occasionally. Some works are based on a vocal original, the remaining ones are original instrumental works (concertos
and canzonas
). Only two vocal works survive: the canon "More veterum" and a fragment of the mass
"Missa sub concerto".
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Polish
Poland
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composer, violinist, poet, and writer. The first documented mention of Jarzębski was in 1612, when he became a member of the chapel of Johann Siegmund Hohenzollern in Berlin
Berlin
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. After he had stayed in Italy
Italy
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for a year (1615 - 16), he became a member of the royal musical establishment - first at the court of Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a monarch of the united Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599...
and then of Władysław IV. He was held in great esteem by the royal court and very popular among the members of the patriciate of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. In 1635 he managed the construction of the royal palace at Ujazdów
Ujazdów
Ujazdów may refer to the following places in Poland:*Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw*Ujazdów Park in Warsaw*Ujazdów, Włodawa County in Lublin Voivodeship *Ujazdów, Zamość County in Lublin Voivodeship...
. In 1643 he published a literary work "Gościniec, albo krótkie opisanie Warszawy" (A Present, or a Short Description of Warsaw) describing the customs and the musical life of the town. He died in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in 1649. He was an outstanding figure in the history of the Polish culture of the 17th century.
He composed mainly instrumental music. "Canzoni é Concerti" (27 works) is the first major collection of Polish compositions for instrumental ensembles (2-, 3-, 4- part and basso continuo). With regard to form and compositional technique his works did not depart from the most valuable models of his genre in Europe
Europe
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. Most frequently the composer indicated only registers and various combinations of voices
Voice
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: he mentions particular instruments only occasionally. Some works are based on a vocal original, the remaining ones are original instrumental works (concertos
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
and canzonas
Canzona
In the 16th century an instrumental chanson; later, a piece for ensemble in several sections or tempos...
). Only two vocal works survive: the canon "More veterum" and a fragment of the mass
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
"Missa sub concerto".