Born This Month
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July 04, 1904 – Artur MALAWSKI, composer (d. 1957)
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July 06, 1837 – Władysław ŻELEŃSKI, composer (also a doctor of philosophy, d.1921)
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July 09, 1931 – Eugeniusz KNAPIK, composer
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July 10, 1936 – Jan Wincenty HAWEL, composer and conductor
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July 10, 1835 – Henryk WIENIAWSKI, violin virtuoso & composer (d. 1880, Moscow)
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July 10, 1929 – Tadeusz STRUMIŁŁO, musicologist (d. 1956)
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July 13, 1775 – Antoni Henryk RADZIWIŁŁ, composer, cellist, patron of arts (d. 1833)
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July 14, 1926 – Jan KRENZ, conductor & composer
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July 16, 1947 – Grażyna PSTROKOŃSKA-NAWRATIL, composer
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July 17, 1932 – Wojciech KILAR, composer
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July 22, 1930 – Leoncjusz CIUCIURA, composer
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July 23, 1884 – Apolinary SZELUTO, composer, member of Młoda Polska [Young Poland] group (d. 1966)
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July 26, 1928 – Tadeusz BAIRD, composer (d. 1982)
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July 26, 1922 – Andrzej KOSZEWSKI, composer (choral music)
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July 29, 1943 – Marta PTASZYŃSKA, composer & percussionist
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July 31, 1810 – Julian FONTANA, close friend and musical associate of Chopin (d.1869)
Died This Month
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July 1, 2001 – Halina CZERNY-STEFANSKA (b. 1922), pianist
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July 6, 1911 – Kazimierz HOFMANN (b. 1842), pianist, composer, and father of the renowned virtuoso and director of Curtis Institute, Józef Hofmann
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July 8, 1906 – Franciszek BORNIK (b. 1870), priest, conductor, writer
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July 21, 1964 – Zygmunt SITOWSKI (b. 1906), musicologist
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July 23, 1829 – Wojciech BOGUSŁAWSKI (b. 1757), the first theatre director in Poland, the author of several opera libretti (set by J. Stefani and J. Elsner)
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July 23, 1909 – Zygmunt NOSKOWSKI (b. 1846), composer, pedagogue and conductor
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July 25, 1831 – Maria SZYMANOWSKA (b. 1789), pianist and composer