Bogusław Schaeffer

born in 1929 in Lviv, he studied with Artur Malawski (composition) and Zdzisław Jachimecki (musicology). He made his compositional debut at the age of seventeen. During 58 years of intense creative work (including the theatre) he has written 495 compositions and
44 theatre plays. His works have been performed on seven occasions at iscm World Music Days.
He creates music of all kinds, from symphonic, chamber and solo, through sacred music and jazz to music dramas and electroacoustic compositions. He has received 12 awards for his music and 5 for his plays, which have been translated into 16 languages, including Hungarian, Norwegian, Estonian, Spanish and Hebrew.
His graphic works have been displayed worldwide, including Paris, Vienna and New York.
The best known of his musical pieces are Quattro movimenti in the form of piano concerto, Topofonica for 40 different instruments, Concerto b-a-c-h for organ, violin and orchestra, the 100-minute long Das Leben einer Stadt for a septet of soloists, three sopranos and orchestra, Sinfonia (Concerto) for 15 soloists and orchestra (in two ‘acts’, 440-page score), Jazz Concerto, and several instrumental concertos.

Selected works (since 2003): Mikrotonale Ballade for four cellos (2003), Bewegte Stille for piano and computer (2003), Blues vi for piano, jazz-set, double bass and choir (2003), Scherzo for saxophone and piano (2003), Violin Concerto No. 4 (2003), Die abstrakte Nachtigall for solo saxophone (2003), Model xxii for piano (2003), Trio for Saxophone, Piano and Tape (2003), Deux contes (tabilités) for violin and piano (2003), Model xxiii for piano (2004), Sonata for Violin and Harp (2004), Grand Sonate for cello (2004), Concerto for Saxophone, Piano and Orchestra (2004), Pezzo capriccioso for harp (2004), Concerto for Violin with the accompaniment of polyphonic choir (2004), Model xxiv for piano (2004), Concerto for Saxophone and Choir (2004).