Szumowska

(shoo-méf’-shki), Antoinette, Lublin, Poland, Feb. 22, 1868 —Rumson, N. J., Aug. 18, 19383 pianist; pupil of Strobel, Mich a low ski and Paderewski; played with great succ. at London, Paris, New York, Boston, etc.; m. Adamowski; lived in Boston. (shé-ma-n6éf’-shk4), (née Wolowska), Poland, 1790—(of cholera), Petersburg, 1832; pianist; pupil of Field at Moscow; ct.-pianist Petersburg; Goethe was infatuated with her and she with him; c. 24 mazurkas, etc. Szymanowski (shé-min-6f’-ské), Karol, Timoshovka, Ukraine, 1883—near Lausanne, March 27, 1937; Polish composer, considered the most important creative figure of his nation since Chopin; early composed piano pieces during study with Noskowski, which have marked individuality; about 1914 his style underwent a change to more complex harmony; the transitional period in his work marked by the music drama, (one act) ‘‘ Hagith,” comp. 1912 but not prod. in Warsaw until 1922, which shows a somewhat Strau ian style; later his works are increasingly by atonality and _ post impre ionism, also. by _ greater subtlety, effect, and emotional power; c. (operas) “Hagith’; “King Roger’; (ballet) “‘Harnasie” (with vocal solcist); (masques) “Scheherazade”; “Tantris the Fool’; “Don “Pen the sile a’; Serenata; Concertante; vin. concerto; (chamnade”; (orch.) Juan’s symphonies; ber music) string quartet, vln. and sonata; (choral works) “Stabat M ater,” “‘Demeter,” “A gave’’; and many piano works incl. “‘Mfasks’’ and “Myths,” songs, etc. (tik-ki-nir’-dé), (1) Nicola, Florence, 1772—1859; 17 a violinist; later a tenor of greatest European popularity, even singing “Don Giovanni” (transposed) with succ., though he was hideous and a hunchback. His daughter (2) (v. PERSIAN I). His daughter (3) Elisa was a pianist. (té-d6-lé’-né), (x) Giov., Bologna, 1793—1872; dram. composer; m. (2) Eugenia Savor in i (b. Forli, 1809), a singer, Taffanel (tif’-fi-nél), Claude Paul, Bordeaux, Sept. 16, 1844—Paris, Nov. 22, 1908; flutist, pupil of Dorns (flute) and Reber (comp); 3rd cond. Grand Opéra, Paris; 1892, dir. Paris Cons. concerts—resigned, 1901; 1893, prof. of flute there. I. Biographical Dictionary of Musicians — T t