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Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Penderecki creates the avant-garde Threnody.

Year
1960
Place
KrakówApproximate location.
Domain
Wydarzenie muzyczne

Krzysztof Penderecki composed the avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, a work that drew the world's attention to the Polish musical avant-garde. The location is symbolic.

Why it matters

A breakthrough in the reception of Polish contemporary music.

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Punkt symboliczny związany z ośrodkiem twórczości kompozytora.