Mieczysław Sołtys

Mieczysław Sołtys

Mieczysław Sołtys (February 7, 1863 - November 11, 1929) was a Polish composer, conductor, teacher, music and public figure.[1]

Biography

He studied in Lviv Conservatory as a composer (under Carl Mikuli) and at the same time as philosopher in Lviv University. Then continued to study composition in Vienna and Paris (under Camille Saint-Saens).[2]

In the 1890s he was the conductor of the Lviv choirs of the Echo and Lute societies. From 1891 he was a professor, and from 1899 to 1929 he was director of the Lviv Conservatory.[3] From 1919 he was the chairman of the Polish Union of Musicians in Lviv. He died in Lviv, buried in Lychakiv Cemetery.[4]

Among his students are Stanyslav Lyudkevych and Yosyf Lerer. Mieczysław Sołtys is the author of five operas, including "Maria, Ukrainian Tale" (1909), two symphonies, three symphonic poems, three oratorios, piano concertos, works for organs, choir and solo songs.[5]

His son, Adam Sołtys [pl], was a prominent Polish conductor and composer.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Katalog Der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, nid=137651775
  2. ^ "Mieczysław Sołtys". 2006-10-18. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ "Mieczysław Sołtys | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ Pogrzeb ś. p. Mieczysława Sołtysa. „Gazeta Lwowska”, s. 4, Nr 264 z 16 listopada 1929.
  5. ^ Baumgartner, Alfred (1989). Sartorio - Zwyssig. Kleines Sachlexikon. Internet Archive. Berlin [u.a.] : Propylassen-Verl. p. 189. ISBN 978-3-549-07835-8.
  6. ^ "PWM -Kompozytorzy I Autorzy, Mieczysław Sołtys, Biography". pwm.com.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

Further reading

  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. S. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2.
  • Encyklopedia muzyki. Andrzej Chodkowski (red.). Warszawa: PWN, 1995, s. 828. ISBN 83-01-11390-1. (in Polish)
  • The art of Ukraine: Biographical guide [Мистецтво України : Біографічний довідник]. Kyiv «Українська енциклопедія» ім. М. П. Бажана, 1997. 700 p. ISBN 5-88500-071-9. P. 553—554. (in Ukrainian)
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