Adam of Wagrowiec
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Adam from Wągrowiec (died 27 August 1629), was a Polish
composer and organist
, as well as a Cistercian monk
in Wągrowiec
(Germ. Wongrowitz) closter. He was born in Margonin
. He was famous during his life, and was invited to inspect a new organ in Gniezno
cathedral on 17 March 1620. Over 20 of his compositions for organ were found in the Samogitia
n tablature
(ca. 1618) in Lithuania
. Adam was the first to use a separate third staff for the organ
pedalboard
notation
.
All of Adam's pieces were recorded by Rostislaw Wygranienko
in 2006.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
composer and organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, as well as a Cistercian monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
in Wągrowiec
Wagrowiec
Wągrowiec is a town in northwestern Poland, 50 km from both Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Since the 18th century it has been the a seat of a powiat. It is currently attached to the Greater Poland Voivodeship...
(Germ. Wongrowitz) closter. He was born in Margonin
Margonin
Margonin is a town in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,941 inhabitants .- History :Margonin is first mentioned when Archbishop Jarosław Skotnicki of Gnesen and the Bishop of Posen, Jan Doliwa, agreed on May 15, 1364 that Margonin parish should belong to the Posen...
. He was famous during his life, and was invited to inspect a new organ in Gniezno
Gniezno
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around...
cathedral on 17 March 1620. Over 20 of his compositions for organ were found in the Samogitia
Samogitia
Samogitia is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. It is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its largest city is Šiauliai/Šiaulē. The region has a long and distinct cultural history, reflected in the existence of the Samogitian dialect...
n tablature
Organ tablature
Organ tablature is a form of musical notation used by the north German Baroque organ school, although there are also forms of organ tablature from other countries such as Italy, Spain, Poland, and England...
(ca. 1618) in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. Adam was the first to use a separate third staff for the organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
pedalboard
Pedalboard
A pedalboard is a keyboard played with the feet that is usually used to produce the low-pitched bass line of a piece of music...
notation
Musical notation
Music notation or musical notation is any system that represents aurally perceived music, through the use of written symbols.-History:...
.
All of Adam's pieces were recorded by Rostislaw Wygranienko
Rostislaw Wygranienko
Rostislaw Wygranienko is a Polish concert organist, pianist and musicologist of Ukrainian origin. In 2003 he graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy, Warsaw , where he studied with Joachim Grubich...
in 2006.