Tadeusz Baird
Tadeusz Baird (b.
July 26,
1928 in
Grodzisk Mazowiecki - d.
September 2,
1981 in
Warsaw,
Poland) was a
Polish composer. In
1956, with
Kazimierz Serocki he founded the
Warsaw Autumn international contemporary music festival.
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Photograph of Tadeusz Baird. |
Music for solo instruments
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Sonatina I (1949)
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Sonatina II (1952)
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Little Suite for Children (1952)
Chamber music
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String Quartet (1971)
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Play for String Quatret (1971)
Orchestral works
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Symphony I (1950) - Polish National Prize, 1951
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Colas Breugnon: a suite in the old style for string orchestra with flute (1951)
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Four Essays (1958) - UNESCO Prize, 1959
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Symphony III (1969) - National Prize, 1970
Concertos
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Four Dialogs for oboe and chamber orchestra (1964) - UNESCO Prize 1966
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Oboe Concerto (1973)
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Scenes for cello, harp and orchestra (1977)
Vocal-instrumental works
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Four Love Sonnets for baritone and orchestra (1956) to texts by Shakespeare
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Five Songs for mezzo-soprano and six instruments (1970) to texts by H. PoĊwiatowska - National Prize, 1970
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Tomorrow, a musical drama to a libretto by J. S. Sito
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Baird page at the Polish Music Center
