Wojciech Żywny Czech: Vojtěch Živný | |
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![]() Wojciech Żywny, by Ambroży Mieroszewski, 1829 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Wojciech Adalbert Żywny |
Born | Mšeno, Bohemia | 13 May 1756
Origin | Polish |
Died | 21 February 1842 Warsaw | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Pianist, violinist, teacher, composer |
Wojciech Żywny (Czech: Vojtěch Živný; 13 May 1756 – 21 February 1842) was a Czech-born Polish pianist, violinist, teacher and composer. He was Frédéric Chopin's first professional piano teacher.
Life
[edit]Żywny was born in Mšeno, Bohemia, and became a pupil of Jan Kuchař. As a youth, during the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski, he moved to Poland to become the music tutor to the children of Princess Sapieha.[1] He later moved to Warsaw.
He was the first professional piano teacher of Frédéric Chopin, who received lessons from him between 1816 and 1821. Żywny instilled in Chopin a lasting love of Bach, Haydn, and Mozart while avoiding contemporary composers like Beethoven and Weber. [1] Chopin's piano skills soon surpassed those of his respected teacher. In 1821, eleven-year-old Chopin dedicated a Polonaise in A-flat major to Żywny as a name-day gift.
Żywny died in February 1842, aged 85, in Warsaw, Poland.
Works
[edit]Żywny wrote many pieces for piano, and violin, as well as orchestral works, few of which are known or published today. They show refined mastery of the classical style, with definite romantic influences. Another influence on his music was Central European folk music.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Zdzisław Jachimecki, "Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek", Polski słownik biograficzny, vol. III, Kraków, Polska Akademia Umiejętności, 1937, pp. 420–26.
External links
[edit]- Portrait of Wojciech Żywny by Ambroży Mieroszewski, 1829
- Chopin's teachers Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
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