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Tomasz Sikorski (born 19 May 1939; died 12 November 1988) was a Polish composer and pianist.

His Life

The son of the composer Kazimierz Sikorski, he was born, and eventually died in Warsaw. He was a pupil at the Warsaw conservatory where his father taught, and was also a pupil of Zbigniew Drzewiecki there. Thanks to a scholarship from the Frech governement, he studied 1965-66 in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. From 1975-76, as a recipient of a Senior-Fulbright Scholarship from the US government, he worked at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in New York City.

His Works

In addition to piano works and radio opera, Sikorski composed numerous instrumental works. He is the main so-called polish minimalist.

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-'''Tomasz Sikorski''' (born [[19 May]] [[1939]] in [[Warsaw]]; died [[12 November]] [[1988]]) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]].
+'''Tomasz Sikorski''' (born [[19 May]] [[1939]]; died [[12 November]] [[1988]]) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]].
+==His Life==
-The son of the composer [[Kazimierz Sikorski]], he was a pupil at the [[Warsaw]] conservatory of his father as well as taugt by Zbigniew Drzewicki. After that he studied [[1965]]-[[1966|66]] in [[Paris]] with [[Nadia Boulanger]]. From [[1975]]-[[1976|76]], he worked at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in [[New York City]]. He worked as a pianist and freelance composer in Warsaw.
+The son of the composer [[Kazimierz Sikorski]], he was born, and eventually died in [[Warsaw]]. He was a pupil at the Warsaw conservatory where his father taught, and was also a pupil of [[Zbigniew Drzewiecki]] there. Thanks to a scholarship from the Frech governement, he studied [[1965]]-[[1966|66]] in [[Paris]] with [[Nadia Boulanger]]. From [[1975]]-[[1976|76]], as a recipient of a Senior-Fulbright Scholarship from the US government, he worked at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in [[New York City]].
-In addition to piano works and radio opera, Sikorski composed numerous instrumental works. He is main so-called ''polish [[minimalist]]''.
+==His Works==
+In addition to piano works and radio opera, Sikorski composed numerous instrumental works. He is the main so-called ''polish [[minimalist]]''.
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/sikorski_t.html#intro Biography and list of works]
+*[http://home.wanadoo.nl/eli.ichie/sikorski.html Further Biography and list of works]
 [[category:Polish composers|Sikorski, Tomasz]]