Rafal Augustyn

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Rafał Augustyn (born August 28, 1951 in Wrocław, Poland) is a composer of classical music, and a pianist, music critic, writer and scholar of Polish philology. As a composer he has written symphonies, chamber orchestra works, vocal and electronic music, as well as music for theatre. Since the mid-1990s, Augustyn has collaborated with visual artists, architects and photographers on numerous multimedia art works. Augustyn studied composition under Ryszard Bukowski at the State Higher School of Music in Wrocław between 1971–74, and between 1975–77 at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Henryk Górecki. In 1979, Augustyn began to teach at the Institute of Polish Philology at Wrocław University and has remained there since.[3] His works have had numerous performances at the Warsaw Autumn Festival, as well as at other Polish festivals, and across Europe, North America and the Far East.[4] As a music writer and critic he has written for such journals and periodicals as Ruch Muzyczny and Odra.[4] As a music critic, he has also published reviews in music and literary press as well as appearing on the Polish Radio and Television. In 1984-94, together with Marek Pijarowski, he was director of the "Musica Polonica Nova" Festival of Polish Contemporary Music in Wrocław. In 1980-98 he was a member of the Repertoire Committee of the "Warsaw Autumn" International Festival of Contemporary Music. He was co-founder of the "Brevis" Music Publishers. Style Along

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warsaw autumn - apostrophes

Polish Violin Duos

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Apostrophes

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Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn 1956-2005

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Rafał Augustyn: Music for Piano

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Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn 1956-2005 (2005)

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Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn 1956-2005 (Disc 7)

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Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn (disc 07: Apostrofy)

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