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Essays

Throughout the years, many PMC staff members and related scholars have written essays on various topics of Polish music and history. Some of these are highlighted below:

  • “Music and Politics in Poland – Warsaw Autumn” – Cindy Bylander (2000)
  • “Notes on Polish Women Composers” – Maria Anna Harley (Maja Trochimczyk) (1995)
  • “Briefest History of Polish Music” – Maria Anna Harley (Maja Trochimczyk) (1997)
  • “A Polish Overture by a British Composer: ‘Polonia‘, Op. 76 by Edward Elgar” -Joseph A Herter (1999)
  • National Anthems of Poland – Maja Trochimczyk (2000)
  • “An Outline History of Women Composers in Poland” – Wanda Wilk (1996)
  • “100 Years Ago: Polish Pianists in America Part 1” – Barbara Zakrzewska (1999)
  • “100 Years Ago: Polish Pianists in America Part 2” – Barbara Zakrzewska (1999)
  • “Podgórski and Polish Dance Orchestras in the U.S. (1930s and 1940s)” – Barbara Zakrzewska (1999)
  • “History of the 3 May 1791 Polish Constitution” – Marek Zebrowski (2008)
  • “Book review of Awangarda (2021)” – Marek Zebrowski (2021)
  • PMC Library
  • PMC Archives
    • Manuscript Collection
    • Paderewski Archive – The Paso Robles Collection
    • The Bronisław Kaper Collection
    • The Ludomir Różycki Collection
    • The Roman Ryterband Collection
    • The Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection
    • The Henryk Wars Collection
  • Publications
    • Polish Music History Series
    • Essays
    • Polish Music Journal
      • Vol. 1 No. 1: Wilk Essay Prizes
        • Kochański’s Collaborative Work as Reflected Through his Manuscript Collection
      • Vol. 1 No. 2: From the 10th to the 20th Century
      • Vol. 2: The Chopin Year (I) and Wilk Prizes
      • Vol. 3 No. 1: The Chopin Year (II)
      • Vol. 3 No. 2: Chopin and Lutosławski
      • Vol. 4 No. 2: The Unknown Paderewski
      • Vol. 5 No. 1: Bacewicz and Wilk Prizes
      • Vol. 5 No. 2: Zygmunt Stojowski and His Times
      • Vol. 6 No. 1: Polish Jewish Music — Sources And Studies
      • Vol. 6 No. 2: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
  • Composers
    • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
      • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Bibliography
      • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Discography
      • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki List of Works
    • Paweł Łukaszewski
    • Ewa Trębacz
    • Jarosław Kapuściński
    • Krzysztof Wołek
    • Mikołaj Górecki
    • Grażyna Bacewicz
      • Grażyna Bacewicz Bibliography
      • Grażyna Bacewicz List of Works
    • Krzysztof Baculewski
    • Tadeusz Baird
    • Adam Jarzębski
    • Zbigniew Bargielski
    • Maria Szymanowska
    • Joseph [Józef] Beer
    • Wojciech Blecharz
    • Joanna Bruzdowicz
    • Marek Stachowski
    • Andrzej Panufnik
    • Wojciech Kilar
    • Stefan Kisielewski
    • Ignacy Jan Paderewski
    • Krzysztof Penderecki
    • Marta Ptaszyńska
      • Marta Ptaszyńska Discography
      • Marta Ptaszyńska Bibliography
      • Marta Ptaszynska List of Works
    • Zbigniew Rudziński
    • Kazimierz Serocki
    • Stanisław Skrowaczewski
    • Zygmunt Stojowski
    • Henryk Vars
    • Henryk Wieniawski
    • Roman Ryterband
    • Krysztof Knittel
    • Agata Zubel
    • Aleksander Tansman
    • Andrzej Koszewski
    • Anna Zawadzka
    • Apolinary Szeluto
    • Władysław Żeleński
    • Artur Malawski
    • Barbara Zakrzewska
    • Zbigniew Bujarski
    • Jacek Grudzień
    • Mieczysław Karłowicz
    • Włodzimierz Kotoński
    • Zygmunt Krauze
    • Hanna Kulenty
      • Hanna Kulenty List of Works
      • Hanna Kulenty Discography
      • Hanna Kulenty Bibliography
    • Szymon Laks
    • Karol Kurpiński
    • Witold Lutosławski
      • Witold Lutosławski List of Works
      • Witold Lutosławski Discography
      • Witold Lutosławski Bibliography
    • Roman Maciejewski
    • Jan Maklakiewicz
    • Bernadetta Matuszczak
    • Krzysztof Meyer
    • Stanisław Moniuszko
    • Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar
    • Michał Kleofas Ogiński
    • Witold Rudziński
    • Boguslaw Schaeffer
    • Elżbieta Sikora
    • Kazimierz Sikorski
    • Tomasz Sikorski
    • Jarosław Siwiński
    • Władysław Słowiński
    • Michał Spisak
    • Witold Szalonek
    • Karol Szymanowski
    • Paweł Szymański
    • Romuald Twardowski
    • Tadeusz Wielecki
    • Mikołaj Zieleński
    • Lidia Zielińska
    • Marcel Chyrzyński
    • Krzesimir Dębski
    • Jerzy Gablenz 
  • Folk Dances
    • Kujawiak
    • Mazur (Mazurka)
    • Oberek (Obertas)
    • Polka
    • Polonaise (Polonez)
    • Górale Dancers
    • Góralski
    • Krakowiak (Cracovienne)
    • Zbójnicki
    • Polskie Iskry
    • Podhale
    • Polish Folk Dance Ensembles Around The World
    • Krakusy
  • National Anthems
    • Bogurodzica
    • Gaude, Mater Polonia
    • Dąbrowski Mazurka
    • Boże Coś Polskę
    • Rota (The Oath)

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USC Polish Music Center
Thornton School of Music
820 W. 34 St. BMH 101 - MC 1441
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1441

CONTACT/VISIT US

Phone:  (213) 821-1356 
Please email polmusic@usc.edu for appointment

Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:30am - 3:00pm

(appointments highly encouraged)

We are located on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California.

USC Stonier Hall (STO)
837 Downey Way, Room 120
Los Angeles, CA 90089

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