Studies in Penderecki - Volume 1

In recognition of Penderecki's contributions to the music of our time, a group of scholars came together in Poland on the occasion of Penderecki's 60th birthday celebration in 1993 to discuss how this burgeoning interest in Penderecki scholarship could be enhanced, focused and made available to the worldwide academic and musical_x000D_community. These initial discussions led to a meeting in June 1994_x000D_in the polish city of Cracow where a mission statement was developed_x000D_an editorial board was identified and elected, and a decision was_x000D_made to move forward with a plan to create an annual publication with_x000D_the working title "studies in Penderecki". It was also decided that_x000D_thelanguage of the journal would be English. The present volume is_x000D_a result of these efforts. The editorial board has chosen to focus_x000D_this initial volume on a retrospective view of the composer's career_x000D_by commissioning four major articles on the topic: "KrzysztofPenderecki: a career in retrospect".