Krzysztof Komeda

Krzysztof Komeda (b. April 27, 1931 in Poznan – d. April 23, 1969 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish jazz musician and composer. His real name was Krzysztof Trzcinski but he changed his last name due to Communist disfavor with jazz music. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Poznan is also a breed of horse. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a popular movement. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide...

Komeda was trained as an ear, nose and throat specialist. In 1956 he made his musical debut at a small jazz festival in Sopot, Poland. He first recorded in 1960 with Adam Skorupka and Andrzej Zielinski. The following year he began his relationship with Roman Polanski by writing the music for "Knife In The Water." He scored several other films, including "Rosemary's Baby."

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Selected discography

• I Sopot Jazz Festival 1956 (Muza)
• Astigmatic (1965 - Muza)
• Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy vol. 1-4 (1974 - Muza)
• The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda vol. 1-22 (Polonia Records)

Filmography

Composer

• Lodz plynie dalej (2004)
• The Kid Stays In the Picture (2002) (from "Rosemary's Baby" and "Lullaby")
• Rece do góry (1981) aka Hands Up!
• Hør, var der ikke en som lo? (1978) aka Did Somebody Laugh?
• Riot (1969)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Mia and Roman (1968)
• Människor möts och ljuv musik uppstår i hjärtat (1967) aka People Meet
• Départ, Le (1967)
• The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
• The Fearless Vampire Killers: Vampires 101 (1967)
• Bariera (1966) aka Barrier
• Sult (1966) aka Hunger
• Niekochana (1966) aka Unloved
• Ping-pong (1966)
• Perly i dukaty (1966)
• Przedswiateczny wieczor (1966) aka Evening Before Christmas
• Markiza de Pompadour (1966)
• Cul-de-sac (1966)
• Prawo i piesc (1966) aka The Law and the Fist
• Pingwin (1965) aka Penguin
• Kattorna (1965) aka The Cats (USA)
• Plus belles escroqueries du monde, Les (1964) (segment "La Rivière des Diamants") aka World's Greatest Swindles
• Hvad med os? (1963) aka Epilogue
• Smarkula (1963) aka Teenager
• Zbrodniarz i panna (1963) aka The Criminal and the Lady
• Jutro premiera (1962) aka Opening Tomorrow
• Nóz w wodzie (1962) aka Knife in the Water
• Ssaki (1962) aka Mammals (USA)
• Wyrok (1962) aka The Verdict
• Cmentarz Remu (1961)
• Gros et le maigre, Le (1961) aka The Fat and the Lean
• Niewinni czarodzieje (1960) aka Innocent Sorcerers
• Do widzenia, do jutra (1960) aka Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
• Szklana gora (1960) aka The Glass Mountain
• Gdy spadaja anioly (1959) aka When Angels Fall
• Dwaj ludzie z szafa (1958) aka Two Men and a Wardrobe

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See also

• Komeda Jazz Festival

- The annual( November) , international jazz festival in SÅ‚upsk in Poland. ...

External links

• http://www.komeda.vernet.pl/
• The IMDb entry on Krzysztof Komeda