Zdzisław Piernik

Zdzisław Piernik
Born (1937-11-10) 10 November 1937 (age 87)
Toruń, Poland
GenresClassical, contemporary, intuitive, jazz
Occupation(s)Soloist, instrumentalist, composer, teacher
Instrument(s)Tuba, Prepared tuba
LabelsPolskie Nagrania
ProViva / Intersound[1]
Poljazz [pl][2][3]
Acte Préalable
Dux Records
Bôłt Records

Zdzisław Piernik (Polish: [ˈzd͡ʑiswaf ˈpiɛrɲk]; born 10 November 1937) is a Polish virtuoso tuba player.[4]

Biography

Zdzisław Piernik graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Music in the class of Juliusz Pietrachowicz [pl].[5] After being awarded at the 1970 National Festival of Young Musicians in Gdańsk[6][7] he began his career as a soloist. Shortly afterwards he acquire success at recitals in the country and abroad, at festivals and holiday courses in Bayreuth, Witten, Darmstadt, Bourges, Stockholm, Los Angeles.

Piernik was the first tubist in Poland to implement flageolets, glissandos, frullatos and chords into his playing. He also began sonoristic experiments with prepared tuba.[8] He is the inventor of the original preparation, remodelling the instrument to sound far from its natural tone.

Piernik worked closely with many composers demonstrating them the capabilities of the tuba, natural and prepared. As a soloist Piernik has taken part in hundreds of symphonic and chamber concerts, with extremely varied repertoire, starting from classical with his own transcriptions, ending with the newest acquisitions of contemporary music and his own compositions.[7] His concerts, recordings and broadcasts for Polish Radio[9][10] and television popularized playing on the tuba.

Piernik is designated as Lifetime Achievement Honorees of International Tuba Euphonium Association.[11]

Piernik is still active, playing concerts and giving lectures.[12][13]

More important works

Classical Repertoire[14][15]
Contemporary Repertoire[14][16][17]

More important discography

  • Zdzisław Piernik – Tuba (LP) Polskie Nagrania SX 1210, 1975
  • Zdzisław Piernik – Piernik plays Sikora, Schäffer, Borkowski, Zajaczek, Piernik[b] (LP) Intersound / ProViva ISPV 102, 1980[1]
  • Zdzisław Piernik – Tuba (Polish Contemporary Music series) (LP) Polskie Nagrania SX 1806, 1982
  • Zdzisław Piernik, Michał Górczyński – Energa One (CD) Kariatyda, 2002
  • Zdzisław Piernik, Piotr Zabrodzki – Namanga (CD) Vivo Records, 2008[25][26]

Notes

  1. ^ Roman-Witold Zajączek (1927–1986). Polish composer. Member of German Composers Association. WorldCat Identity.
  2. ^ Title according to DNB Catalog.[27] Also known as: Tuba Universale.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b Intersound ProViva collection in Sonoton catalogue.
  2. ^ Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski: Sprzedawcy Glonow (LP, Polish Jazz Vol. 90 Deluxe, 1973)
  3. ^ S.P.P.T. Chałturnik: Chałturnik (LP, Polish Jazz Extended, Vol. 95, 1974)
  4. ^ Mackiewicz & Żołna (1993), p. 554.
  5. ^ Sebyła (1975).
  6. ^ Kaczyński (1984).
  7. ^ a b c d Krzywicki (2016), p. 283.
  8. ^ Piernik (2013).
  9. ^ "Wszystko o moim ojcu. Portret Zdzisława Piernika" (in Polish). Polskie Radio Program II (11 November 2013). Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Jak zostałem tubistą. Wspomnienia Zdzisława Piernika" (in Polish). Polskie Radio Program II (21 January 2015). Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  11. ^ "ITEA – Lifetime Achievement Honorees". International Tuba Euphonium Association. Retrieved 22 April 2016. From time to time, ITEA recognizes individuals who have made significant and distinguished contributions to the euphonium and tuba through performance, composition, education, and/or the music industry.
  12. ^ Występ na "7. CoCArt Music Festival w Toruniu". (28 February 2015) Magazyn "Glissando”. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  13. ^ a b Występ podczas ogólnopolskiej konferencji: Andrzej Dobrowolski "Rozumienie muzyki: Muzyka Czystej Formy” (4/6.12.2015, UMFC) [w:] Dorota Szwarcman [in Polish]. "Mistrz konstruktywizmu" (in Polish). Polityka.pl (6.12.2015). Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  14. ^ a b Morris (2006).
  15. ^ Zdzisław Piernik: Tuba (LP, Polskie Nagrania SX 1210, 1975)
  16. ^ Zdzisław Piernik: Piernik plays... (LP, Intersound ISPV 102, 1980)
  17. ^ Zdzisław Piernik: Tuba (LP, Polskie Nagrania SX 1806, 1982)
  18. ^ Elżbieta Sikora: Il Viaggio 1 (1975) [in:] Weronika Nowak. "Między emocją a abstrakcją. Wokół twórczości Elżbiety Sikory" (in Polish). Meakultura. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  19. ^ Witold Szalonek: Piernikiana na tubę solo (1977) na płycie: "The New Polish Music Panorama II". Acte Prealable AP 0008. 1998. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  20. ^ Marian Borkowski: Solo Works [pl] z utworem Vox for any solo wind instrument (1977) nominowany do nagrody Fryderyki 2016 [pl] w kategorii Album Roku Muzyka Współczesna.
  21. ^ Krzysztof Penderecki. "Capriccio per tuba, Scherzo alla Polacca". Ninateka. Retrieved 22 April 2016. The humorously "heroic" character of this piece is most evident in its fast tempo and brisk rhythmic motion, both quite at odds with the natural qualities of the instrument. Capriccio per tuba calls for brilliant technique. Its greatest difficulty lies in performing large interval leaps, of which there are plenty in the melodic line as the music moves regularly from low to high register and back. The composition poses an enormous challenge for the player, but for the listener it is pure pleasure to hear.
  22. ^ Boguslaw Schäffer: Project for Tuba and Tape (1980) na płycie: "Bogusław Schaeffer: Assemblage" (in Polish and English). Bôłt Records BR ES06. 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  23. ^ Bogusław Schaeffer: Minimal Art. na tubę preparowaną i fortepian (1977), Proietto na tubę preparowaną z towarzyszeniem taśmy (1970), Trio na tubę preparowaną, saksofon sopranowy i fortepian (2000) na koncercie podczas XXXV OFTMF „Kontrapunkt”, Szczecin, 2000. [dostęp 2016-04-25].
  24. ^ Jan Topolski (2013). "Moda na eksperyment" (in Polish and English). dwutygodnik.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  25. ^ "Zdzisław Piernik / Piotr Zabrodzki – Namanga CD" (in Polish and English). Katalog wytwórni Vivo Records. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  26. ^ Filip Lech. "Zdzisław Piernik i Piotr Zabrodzki – "Namanga"" (in Polish). Uwolnij Muzykę. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  27. ^ "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek" (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  28. ^ "Zdzisław Piernik – Tuba Universale (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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