Marta Ptaszyńska is a composer

Composer

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, percussionist and professor of music at the University of Chicago

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. She has been described as "one of the best known Polish woman composers" as well as "a virtuoso percussionist specializing in performances of contemporary music."

Orchestral music

Title	Date Composed	Date Premiered	Premiering Orchestra	Conductor	Notes
Improvisations	(1968)	March 26, 1971	The Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra	Renard Czajkowski
Spectri Sonori	(1973)	January 22, 1974	The Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...	Matthias Bamert Matthias Bamert Matthias Bamert is a Swiss composer and conductor.Matthias Bamert studied music in his native Switzerland as well as in Paris and Darmstadt, falling in with the likes of Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen; these associations can be detected in his own compositions from the 1970's...
Crystallites	(1973–74)	January 24, 1975	The Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Antoni Wit Antoni Wit Antoni Wit is a Polish conductor. He is the present musical director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.Wit graduated from Kraków's State Higher School of Music, studying conducting under Henryk Czyz and composition under Krzysztof Penderecki, going on to study under Nadia Boulanger in...	Commissioned by the Kościuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created by Stephen Mizwa to fund programs that promote Polish-American intellectual and artistic exchange.-History:...  in New York
Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra	(1974)	October 10, 1974	Sage City Symphony Orchestra, Bennington, Vermont	Louis Calabro Louis Calabro Louis Calabro, was an Italian American orchestral composer.Calabro studied piano and composition at Juilliard School of Music. Vincent Persichetti was his principal teacher there....	Commissioned by the Sage City Symphony Orchestra.
Conductus - A Ceremonial for Winds	(1982)	March 18, 1983	The Chicago Symphonic Band, Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...		for symphonic band
La Novella D'Inverno (Winter's Tale)	(1984)	May 5, 1985	The Polish Chamber Orchestra, Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... , Portugal	Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk is a Polish orchestra conductor.Maksymiuk studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1964 he won first prize in the Paderewski Piano Composition. Conducting soon became his principal career...	For strings. Commissioned by and dedicated to Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk is a Polish orchestra conductor.Maksymiuk studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1964 he won first prize in the Paderewski Piano Composition. Conducting soon became his principal career...  and the Polish Chamber Orchestra, Second Prize at the International Rostrum of Composers International Rostrum of Composers The International Rostrum of Composers is an annual forum organized by the International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music...  in Paris, France, 1986.
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra	(1985)	May 8, 1986	The Cracow Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Cracow	Szymon Kawalla	Dedicated to Keiko Abe Keiko Abe is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.- Biography... . Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991
Charlie's Dream	(1988)				Concerto for Saxophone Saxophone The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...  and Orchestra
Ode to Praise All Famous Women	(1992)	March 22, 1992	Orlando Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... , Florida Space Coast Philharmonic Orchestra	Maria Tunicka, conductor.	Commissioned by the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic.
Fanfare For Peace	(1993)	November 18, 1994	Cincinnati, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...	Jesús López-Cobos	Commissioned by Jesús López-Cobos Jesús López-Cobos Jesús López-Cobos is a Spanish conductor.López-Cobos was born in Toro, Zamora, Castile-León, Spain. He studied at Complutense University of Madrid and graduated with a degree in philosophy...  and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...
Concerto Grosso	(1996)	January 26, 1997	Warsaw, Sinfonia Varsovia	Lord Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...	for two violins and chamber orchestra
Fanfare in Memoriam Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	(1999)	June 12, 1999	Chicago, Polish American Symphony Orchestra	Wojciech Niewzol
Drum of Orfeo - Concerto for Percussion	(1999–2001)				Written for and dedicated to Evelyn Glennie Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society.-Early life:Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire... .

Vocal and instrumental works

Title	Date Composed	Instrumentation	Premiere	Notes
A Tale of Nightingales	(1968)	for baritone and chamber ensemble		To the poetry of K.I. Gałczyński.
Vocalise	(1971)	for female voice and vibraphone.	July 18, 1971, Breukelen Breukelen Breukelen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest... , Holland	Cornelia van der Horst, sop., Marta Ptaszyńska, vibes.
Oscar of Alva opera in 6 scenes	(1971–72, revised in 1986)	for 5 soloists (soprano, mezzo, tenore, baritone, bass) mixed choir, and orchestra	A TV production: 1988, Cracow, Poland, Polish Radio and Television.	in Polish with English subtitles.Libretto Libretto A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...  based on Lord Byron's poem by Z. Kopalko. Stanisław Zajączkowski, director, Cracow Radio and TV Orchestra and Chorus, Szymon Kawalla, conductor.
Epigrams	(1976–77)	for women's choir, flute, harp, piano and percussion	May 8, 1977, Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean... , Dorians Choir, Michael Ingham Michael Ingham Michael Ingham is a bishop and theologian. Since 1994, he has been the eighth bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster of the Anglican Church of Canada, located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.... , conductor.	To ancient Greek poetry; in English. Commissioned by the Dorians Choir of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great Dark Sleep)	(1977)	for soprano, flute and harp	June 22, 1979, Pontino, Italy, XV Festival di Musica Contemporanea	To Paul Verlaine Paul Verlaine Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:... 's poem (French/English).
Die Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus)	(1980–81)	for middle voice and chamber orchestra	October, 1989, Warsaw, Poland, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Maksymiuk is a Polish orchestra conductor.Maksymiuk studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1964 he won first prize in the Paderewski Piano Composition. Conducting soon became his principal career... , conductor, Ewa Podleś Ewa Podles Ewa Podleś is an internationally celebrated Polish coloratura contralto with a very wide vocal range and great vocal agility.... , mezzosoprano.	To Rainer Maria Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke , better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian–Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most significant poets in the German language... 's poems; in German.
Ave Maria	(1982 version)	for four men's voices, brass, percussion and organ.	October 10, 1982, Boston Cathedral, New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble	Commissioned by the S. Moniuszko Musical Society of Boston.
Ave Maria	(1987 version)	for men's choir and orchestra.	April 18, 1988, Cracow, Poland, The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.
Polish Letters (Listy Polskie)	(1988)	for percussion, piano, string quartet, soprano, mezzo, baritone soli.	July 15, 1989, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw Academy of Music chamber Choir and Instrumental Ensemble, Varsovia String Quartet, Ryszard Zimak, conductor, VHS recording: Polish TV Poltel, Warsaw, 1984.	Cantata to commemorate Poland's Independence. To the poetry of Polish and other European poets; in Polish.
Songs of Despair and Loneliness (Pieśni rozpaczy i samotności)	(1988–89)	for mezzosoprano and piano.	October 3, 1989, Warsaw Philharmonic, Poland, E. Podleś and J. Marchwiński. Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991	Poems by Rilke, Verlaine Paul Verlaine Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:... , Shakespeare, Staff Leopold Staff Leopold Staff was a Polish poet and one of the greatest artists of European modernism honored two times by honorary degrees . He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature... , and Lorca Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...  in original languages. Commissioned by Jerzy Marchwiński for Ewa Podleś Ewa Podles Ewa Podleś is an internationally celebrated Polish coloratura contralto with a very wide vocal range and great vocal agility.... , contralto.
Holocaust Memorial Cantata	(1992)	for three solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra (percussion, harp, strings).	April 5, 1992, Glencoe, Illinois Glencoe, Illinois Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 8,723. Glencoe is located on suburban Chicago's North Shore. Glencoe is located within the New Trier High School District. Glencoe is regarded as one of the most affluent suburbs on... , Lira Singers, Lucy J. Ding conductor. Score and piano reduction. Recordings: CD, POLYGRAM CD ACCORD, Poland, 1996	To the poetry of Leslie Woolf Hedley "Chant for All the People on Earth" (English/Hebrew/Yiddish/Polish). Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago.
Liquid Light for Mezzosoprano	(1994–1995)	Piano and Percussion	Warsaw Autumn Festival 1997 and in the unabridged version at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival is held in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has a repertoire of cutting-edge jazz, orchestral, choral and electroacoustic performances, along with film, dance and music theatre... , November 25, 1997. Patricia Adkins-Chiti, Mezzo soprano, Ian Buckle, piano, Marta Ptaszynska, percussion.	To the poetry of Modene Duffy. Commissioned by and written for Patricia Adkins-Chiti.
Cantiones Jubilationis	(1995)	for Women's Choir and Percussion	March 19, 1995, Chicago, The Lira Singers, Lucy Ding, conductor.	To the poetry of Modene Duffy. Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago.
Silver Echos of Distant Bells	(1995)	for Mezzosoprano and String Quartet	December 10, 1995 in New York at the Kościuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created by Stephen Mizwa to fund programs that promote Polish-American intellectual and artistic exchange.-History:...  by Mary Henderson-Stuckey, mezzosoprano and the Halycon String Quartet.	To the poetry of Lord Tennyson, Laslie Woolf Hedley, Donald Bogan, Krzysztof Koehler and Stanislaw Wyspiański Stanislaw Wyspianski Stanisław Wyspiański was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland Movement. Wyspiański was one of the most outstanding and multifaceted... ; in English. Commissioned by the Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created by Stephen Mizwa to fund programs that promote Polish-American intellectual and artistic exchange.-History:... .

Chamber music

Title	Date Composed	Instrumentation	Notes
Four Preludes	(1965)	for vibraphone and piano
Scherzo	(1967)	for xylophone and piano
Jeu-Parti	(1970)	for harp and vibraphone
Madrigals "Canticum Sonarum" Igor Stravinsky in Memoriam	(1971)	for woodwind and string quartets, trumpet, trombone and gong.	First performance: March, 1972, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Players. Special Mention, Young Polish Composers Contest, 1971.
Cadenza	(1972)	for flute and percussion.
Siderals	(1974)	for two percussion quintets and light projection	Commissioned and premiered by the University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble, Thomas Siwe, conductor. 1974 Percussive Arts Society Award.
Mobile	(1976)	for two percussionists	First performance: November 10, 1976, Bennington College Bennington College Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:... , Vermont, Louis Calabro Louis Calabro Louis Calabro, was an Italian American orchestral composer.Calabro studied piano and composition at Juilliard School of Music. Vincent Persichetti was his principal teacher there.... , Marta Ptaszyńska.
Classical Variations	(1976)	for timpani and string quartet	1976 Award at the Percussive Arts Society Percussive Arts Society The Percussive Arts Society is an international music service organization promoting percussion education, research,performance and appreciation.Established in 1961 as a non-profit, music service organization,...  Composition Contest.
Synchrony	(1978)	for percussion trio
Dream Lands, Magic Spaces	(1979)	for violin piano and 6 percussion players	First performance: November 13, 1980, San Francisco Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Daniel Kobialka Daniel Kobialka Daniel Kobialka, founded LiSem Enterprises Inc., in 1985 and created Wonder of Sound in 2009. Inspired by his time performing with major symphonies such as The Boston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and the San Francisco Symphony, and a desire to showcase violin music in a way it had not been... , violin, Barry Jekowski, conductor. Percussive Arts Society Percussive Arts Society The Percussive Arts Society is an international music service organization promoting percussion education, research,performance and appreciation.Established in 1961 as a non-profit, music service organization,...  International Conference, San Jose, California San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... .
Scintilla	(1984)	for two marimbas	First performance: 1985 by the duo Tavernier Tavernier -People:* Bertrand Tavernier, French filmmaker* Jean-Baptiste Tavernier , a French explorer* Jules Tavernier , French painter* Yves Tavernier, French politicus* Nils Tavernier, French filmmaker, son of Bertrand... in France.
Moon Flowers (Kwiaty Księżyca)	(1986)	for cello and piano	Commissioned by the BBC in Bristol for the duo R. Jabłoński, cello, and K. Borucińska, piano. First broadcast performance: May 14, 1986, BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... , England. First live performance: September 27, 1986, Warsaw, Poland, 29th International Music Festival Warsaw Autumn. Recordings: Proviva - Teldec Germany, ISPN 152.
Ajikan - Unfolding Light	(1989)	for flute and percussion	Commissioned by and dedicated to the Uroboros Ensemble in England. First performance: September 10, 1989, Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...  International Music Week.
Poetic Impressions	(1991)	for wind quintet and piano	Commissioned by the Warsaw Wind Quintet. Recordings: CD, DUX Records, Poland (CD of the Year 1996)
Concerto for saxophone and chamber orchestra	(1988–90)	Solo alto and tenor saxophone.	Written for David Pituch and Sinfonia Varsovia First performance: June 26, 1997, Festival European Cultural Month in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Four Portraits	(1994)	for string quartet	Written for the Wilanów String Quartet. Premiered: April 22, 1994 at Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York.
Concerto Grosso	(1996)	for 2 violins and chamber orchestra	Written as "A Birthday present for Lord Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985... " First performance: January 26, 1997, Warsaw, Poland, Sinfonia Varsovia and Lord Menuhin. VHS recording By Polish Television, Warsaw, 1997
Letter To The Sun	(1998–2000)	for frame drum, percussion quartet and narrator	To the poem by Julia Rafalska; in English. Written for Morris Lang and the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble. First performance: November 8, 2000, New York, USA, Brooklyn college Percussion Ensemble, Brian Willson Brian Willson S. Brian Willson is an American Vietnam veteran, peace activist, and attorney-at-law.Willson served in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1970, including several months as a combat security officer in Vietnam. He left the Air Force as a Captain... , conductor.
Scherzo Di Fantasia	(1997)	for euphonium and piano	Commissioned by the National Brass Society for the International Brass Conference in St. Louis. First performance: June 29, 1997, St. Louis, USA, Gail Robertson, euphonium Euphonium The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced"... .
Mancala	(1997)	for 2 violins	Written for Hanna Lachert, violinist of the New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... . First performance: April 18, 1997, New York, USA.

Instrumental and solo works

Title	Date Composed	Notes
Variations for flute	(1967)
Space Model for percussion	(1971–75)
Stress for percussion & tape	(1972)
Arabesque for harp	(1972)
Touracou for harpsichord	(1974)
Farewell Souvenir for piano	(1975)
Recitativo, Arioso and Toccata for Violin	(1969–75)
Two Poems for tuba	(1975)
Quodlibet for double-bass and prerecorded tape	(1976)
Six Bagatelles for harp	(1979)
Graffito for marimba	(1988)	Commissioned by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic. Premiered: European Percussion Congress, Germany. Recordings: CD, "Nebojsa Zivkovic, "Percussion made in Europe, VOlume 1" Edition Musica Europea, Germany.
Hommage a I.J. Paderewski for piano	(1992)	Premiered: 1992, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... , Jerzy Stryjniak.
Spider Walk for percussion	(1993)	Dedicated to Stanisław Skoczyński. Premiered: November 10, 1993, Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... , USA, Stanisław Skoczyński

Multimedia works

Title	Date Composed	Notes
Soirée Snobe Chez La Princesse Instrumental Theatre	(1979)	for 2 keyboard instruments, prerecorded tape, mimes and lighting. Commissioned and premiered in 1979 by Annette Sachs and Piotr Lachert Piotr Lachert Piotr Lachert is a polish composer, pianist and teacher.Lachert lived and worked in Warsaw, Paris, Hannover, Brussels and in Pescara and was a piano teacher in a conservatoire in Brussels, the Warsaw Music School and the Pescaran Academy of Music... , Théâtre European de Musique Vivante, Brussels, Belgium.

Music for children

Title	Date Composed	Notes
Suite Variée for percussion (4) and piano	(1965)
Little Mosaic for percussion ensemble	(1968)
Little Mexican Fantasy for percussion and piano	(1971)	Arrangement of a Mexican folk tune.
Tunes from Many Countries of the World	(1977)	Children's songs arrangement for percussion and instruments.
Journeys into Space for Piano in two volumes	(1978)	A set of 19 miniatures.
Music of Five Steps for two flutes and percussion ensemble	(1979)	Commissioned by the International Society for Musical Education. First performance: July 12, 1980 by the pupils of E. Mlynarski Elementary School of Music in Warsaw, Poland, during the XIV World Congress of ISME.
Miniatures for piano	(1982)	14 miniatures.
Four Seasons for Four Hands	(1984)	12 pieces for Piano 4 hands.
Silver Threads and Other Songs for Children	(1986)	for voice, chorus, and percussion in various combinations, to the poetry of Josef Czechowicz, in Polish.
Musical Alphabet for two pianos	(1985–86)	A set of 22 pieces, mainly dances from A to Z.
Mister Marimba- children's opera in 3 acts	(1992–95)	Soloists, children's choir and orchestra. To the libretto of Polish lyricist Agnieszka Osiecka Agnieszka Osiecka Agnieszka Osiecka She was a poet, writer, author of theatre and television screenplays, film director and journalist... ; in Polish and also in English. Written for the National Opera in Warsaw, Poland. First performance: November 1997, National Opera in Warsaw.
Magic Doremik- children's opera in 2 acts	(2007)	Soloists, children choir and orchestra. To the libretto of the composer. Written for the National Opera in Warsaw, Poland. First performance: 2008, National Opera in Warsaw.

Books

• Ptaszynska, Marta & Niewiadomska, Barbara; Colorful World of Percussion (1978) A book for percussion training in 5 volumes.

• about Ptaszyńska :

Muzyka to język najdoskonalszy. Rozmowy z Martą Ptaszyńską, Kraków/Cracow PWM 2001

External links

• Marta Ptaszyńska at the Polish Music Center