Wojciech Dankowski (c.1760-c.1836)
- Missa E Minor a Voce 9. | Canto Alto Tenore Basso | Violino Primo et Secundo | Cornu Primo et Secundo | et Organo
Performers: Anna Zаwisza (soprano); Zygmunt Mаgiеra (tenor); Jan Mędrаla (countertenor); Volodymyr Andrushchаk (bass);
Polish Orchestra of the 18th Century; Tomasz Ślusаrczyk (conductor)
Further info: Wojciech Dankowski (c.1760-c.1836) - Vesperae in D
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Polish composer and violinist. He was associated with the Cistercian
monastery in Obra Wielkopolska, where he probably received his musical
training and where he was active, from 1779, as a musician. From 1787 to
1790 he took over the posts of conductor and kapellmeister at Gnieźno
Cathedral. Josef Elsner stated, unconfirmed by other sources, that by
1792 he was a viola player at the German theatre in Lemberg (Lviv). He
also worked in Poznań, probably in the early nineteenth century, where a
considerable amount of his works have been preserved in the church of
Mary Magdalene. Some early Dankowski manuscripts from Obra Wielkopolska,
copied by M. Bocheński from Grodzisk Wielkopolski are signed by his
abbreviated name 'Danek'. He was a very prolific composer and his extant
output include two symphonies, 39 masses, three requiems, 27 vespers
and many motets and other sacred pieces. His works are in the early
Classical style; his vocal works show a marked influence of the
Neapolitan school. His music, mostly homophonic, is characterized by
Polish dance elements, and he sometimes made use of traditional
instruments. Dankowski’s compositions were known not only in the
Wielkopolska region, but also in Vilnius, Kremenets, Krakow et al.
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