Michał Orłowski (fl. 1783-1796)
- Symfonia F-dur
Performers: Capella Claromontana
Further info: Musica Claromontana 15
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Polish composer, violinist and conductor. In the second half of 1783 he
worked in the band of the Pauline Monastery in Częstochowa, which is
confirmed by inscriptions in the monastery account books showing the
quarterly remuneration of the lay people who were members of the
orchestra. Three compositions of Orłowski were preserved in the
Paulines’ archives: Missa e Pastorella ex G (2C, B, 2 violins, 2 French
horns, organ; solo fragments in 2C), Pastorella in G (2 flutes, 2 oboes,
2 clarinets, 1 bassoon, 2 French horns), Sinfonia in F (2 violins, 1
viola, 2 oboes, 1 bassoon, 2 French horns, 1 bass; solo fragments for
the first oboe and the bassoon). Among the 117 symphonies of various
composers listed on the cover of one of the symphonies from the
archives, there is the Symphony in E flat, not preserved. The
inscription of the title page of the Pastorella in G (XAW Pro Horo
Musico Ecclesiae Parochialis ac Collegiatae Kłob[ucensis] Can[onicorum]
Reg[ularium] Latt[eranensium] Anno 1796 diebus Augusti, from JP.
Orłowski) indicates the year and origin of the manuscript and may point
to composer’s connections with canons regular of Kłobuck, whose musical
works were collected in the archives at the end of the 18th century. In
the Symphony in F Orłowski used concertante techniques: in the first
Allegro the secondary theme/countertheme is performed by solo
instruments accompanied steadily by the string section: in the
exposition - the first oboe concertante (bars 22-50) and in the reprise -
bassoon concertante (bars 98-126). Although this technique was used in
Baroque to dismember the form, here it allowed to distinguish the
secondary theme and became a contrasting element, crucial for shaping
the form of a classical symphony. The Symphony in F, due to its
three-part structure and the character of themes, is classified as
belonging to the early stage of formation of the classical Polish
symphony.
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