Marcin Józef Żebrowski (c.1710-1792)
- Magnificat (G-Dur) â Canto, Alto, Tenore, Basso, Due Violino, Due
Corni, Alto Viola e Organo.
Performers: Marzena Michałοwska (soprano); Piοtr Olеch (alt); Bοgdan
Mаkаl (bass);
Sine Nοmine; Concerto Pοlacco; Marek Tοpοrοwski
(conductor)
Further info: Jasnogórska Muzyka Dawna 16
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Polish composer and violinist. Nothing is known about his early years.
He was a member of the musical establishment of the Paulite Fathers at
Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, in which he was active during 1748-65 and
around 1780 as composer, violinist, bass vocalist and teacher. The work
of the composer which has come down to us represents a richer output, of
which the greatest part is kept in the archives of the Paulite Fathers
at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa: thirty entries under twenty one catalogue
numbers. Moreover, fragments of Żebrowski's work are to be found in the
collections of the following chapel music establishments: the parish
musical establishment in Szalowa and the musical establishment of the
Dominican Fathers in Gidle. In respect of the volume of preserved works
Żebrowski belongs thus among the foremost l8th century Polish composers
known today. This applies not only to vocal-instrumental, but also to
purely instrumental music: his Sonatae pro processione are an
exceptionally valuable part of the heritage of Polish instrumental music
of the pre-classical period. Among the vocal-instrumental works, which
form the main current of Żebrowski's output, his Mass compositions
deserve particular attention. At present there are five known
manuscripts containing his Masses, out of which four, kept at Jasna
Góra, are complete, and one - belonging to the collection of the parish
musical establishment in Szalowa - incomplete. All the Jasna Góra
manuscripts have been preserved in very good condition. These are: Missa
ex D, Missa Pastoralis, Missa Pastoritia, Missa in B. These
compositions were still part of the repertoire of the Kapelle in 1819.
Comparing Żebrowski's work with the preserved output of other
contemporary composers we can see that he is superior to them in his
mastery of compository technique, and above all in inventiveness and
creativity in shaping the melodic line.
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