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BIBLIOGRAPHY (selection)

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Marian Sawa - Eight Pieces for organ

Marian Sawa - Concert Fantasy for alto saxophone and organ










The Polihymnia Edition, 2008

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Marian Sawa - Organ Works, Vol.1

Lamentacje /Lamentations/, 1978
Invocatione Gorzkie Żale /Lenten Psalms/, 1991
Sekwencja II /Sequence No.2/ "Victimae Paschali Laudes", 1996
Surrexit Christus Hodie, 1989
Ressurection, 1975





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Marian Sawa - Organ Works, vol.2

Jutrznia, 1985
"Regina Poloniae" Fantasy, 1996
"Jasnogórska" Fantasy, 1996
"Nie opuszczaj nas" /Do not abandon Us/ Fantasy No.1, 1986
Pastoral Fantasy, 1979
Śląska /Silesian/ Fantasy "Te Deum", 2004
"Święty Boże" Fantasy, 2003
Modlitwa Łomżyńska /The Łomża Prayer/, 2004




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Marian Sawa - Piano Works, vol. 1

Preludium i Fuga /Prelude and Fugue/, 1967?
Cztery Etiudy /Four Studies/, 1967
  I Allegro vivace
  II Presto
  III Allegretto
  IV Vivace
Variations, 1966
Miniatures, 1967/2003
  I Furioso, 2003
  II Preludium, 1967
  III Krakowiak, 2003
  IV Smutna melodia /Mournful Melody/, 2003
  V Marsz /March/, 1967
Toccata, 1970
Prelud stylizowany /Stylized Prelude/,1975

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Marian Sawa - Piano Works, vol. 2

Scherzino, for piano (1983)
Trzy mazurki /Three Mazurkas/, for piano (1993):
  I Lento
  II Vivo
  III Moderato cantabile
Sonata Ha-Fis /B F# Sonata/,for keyboars instruments (1995)
Trzy elegie /Three Elegies/,for organ or piano (1995):
  Elegia No 1. Misterioso
  Elegia No 2. Dolente
  Elegia No 3. Funebre
Rapsod, for piano (1996)
Trzy obertaski /Three Little Obereks/,for piano (2002)

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Marian Sawa - Harpsichord Works

Topofonium, 1986
Toka tiki tak, 1988
Burleska, 1995
Sonatina for harpsichord, piano or organ/, 1995
Orbis Factor for harpsichord and organ/, 1995
RAF per cembalo, 1998





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Marian Sawa - Chamber Works for wind instruments and organ

Fresco, for flute and organ, 1988
Duo for flute, for flute and organ, 2004
Diptych, for oboe and organ/, 1999
Stylized Suite, for oboe and organ, 1999
Sonant, for trumpet and organ, 2001
Pascha Nostra, for trumpet and organ, 1982
Introit, for organ and trombone, 1998



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Marian Sawa - Vocal Works for solo voice and organ

Ave Maria, for soprano and organ, 1993
Magnificat, for voice with organ, 2000
Psalm 96, for countertenor and organ, 1998
Tu Trinitas Unitas, for soprano and organ , 1996
De profundis, for soprano with organ, 2002
Adoramus Te, for soprano and organ, 1991
Stabat Mater, for bass and organ, 1985
Last Prayer, for voice and organ, 1987



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Liturgia Sacra No. 2(28)

Bi-yearly published by the Opole University, Theology Department
Pages 462-481 /appendix containing music score/ include:

Missa Brevis (Verbum Caro) for mixed choir and organ (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei) Tryptyk Maryjny (Hymn, Antiphone, Responsorium) - for mixed choir and soprano

Editors: Jan Bokszczanin and Walter Whipple

Seven Pieces for organ

1. Improperia
2. B-A-C-H
3. Nordic Fantasy
4. Hymnus in honorem Sancti Petri et Pauli
5. Sekquence Dies Irae
6. Sekwens
7. Meeting with Kalinka

The New Polish Canons

The Collection consists of 40 Canons composed by thirteen contemporary composers, including Marian Sawa:

Works: "Błogosławieństwo rodziców", "Co twoje, to moje", "Gdyby starsi nie igrali", "Gdzie wszyscy szaleją", "Każdy skrzeczy o swe rzeczy", "Każdy sobie rzepkę skrobie", "Kto rano wstaje", "Kto szuka, znajduje", "Miło szaleć, kiedy czas po temu", "Nie pomoże ziele", "Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki", "Raz a dobrze", "Stary z młodą", "Wlazł na gruszkę, rwał pietruszkę", "Zielona ruta, jałowiec"

The Triangel Edition, Warsaw 2006. 1st Edition

Hymnus in honorem Sancti Petri et Pauli for organ (1994)






The Polish Music Institute, Łódź 1996

Series: Pedagogical Works. 1st Edition

Pedal Etudes for organ (1974)







The Polish Music Institute, Łódź 1996

Series: Pedagogical Works. 1st Edition

Partitas for organ solo


Editor: "The Pro Organo Foundation"

1st Edition




Contact: e-mail

Stained Glasses for organ (1980)










The Conversatorium's Collection

Polish Music Institute, Łódź 1993 (1st Edition), 1996 (2nd Edition)

Christmas Carols Suite for organ (2004)



Warsaw Music Edition, Warszawa 2004. 1st Edition







Purchase the Music from the Publisher:
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Little-Fugues for organ (1974)



Warsaw Music Edition, Warszawa 2003. 1st Edition







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Etiudes for organ solo (1974)



Warsaw Music Edition, Warszawa 2004. 1st Edition







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Bolero-Fugue for organ (1995)



Warsaw Music Edition, Warszawa 2003. 2nd Edition







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Gregorian Fresco for organ (1995)



Warsaw Music Edition, Warsaw 2004. 1st Edition







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Ecce lignum crucis for organ solo (1986)












PWM (The Polish Music Edition), Kraków 1994
1st Edition

Toccata and Fugue for organ solo (2004)



The Pro Organo Foundation, Łomianki 2005.
1st Edition








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Concerto No. 2 for organ and orchestra (1995)









The F. Chopin Academy of Music Edition, Warsaw 2002

Series: First Editions of Polish Composers. 1st Edition
Editor: Jan Węcowski

Sonata for organ (1985)
B-A-C-H for organ (1971)








The F. Chopin Academy of Music Edition, Warsaw 1999

Series: First Editions of Polish Composers. 1st Edition
Editor: Jan Węcowski

Sacred Music for mixed choir

1. Pax vobis for mixed choir a cappella (1998)
2. Ecce Homo for mixed choir a cappella (2000)
3. Ego sum panis divus for mixed choir a cappella (1996)
4. Lauda anima mea for mixed choir a cappella (1996)
5. Laus Deo for mixed choir a cappella (2000)
6. Popule meus for mixed choir a cappella (1996)
7. Laudate Dominum for mixed choir and organ (1995)
8. Sacris solemniis for mixed choir and organ (1986)

Dance Pictures for organ (1987)













The Musica Sacra Society, Warsaw

Missa brevis for mixed choir a cappella (1996)

1886-1996: 110 years of The LUTNIA Sing-Society.
The Anniversaty Songbook
The Lutnia Mixed Choir








The Triangiel Edition, - KOMO-GRAF, Warsaw 1997.
1st Edition

Angels Choirs for men's choir a capella (1994)
Ave Maris Stella for mixed choir a cappella (1994)









Series: Vocal Music


The Hejnał Edition, Płock 1994

Consealed in Holy Sacrament
for men's choir a cappella (1994)

O sacrum convivium
for mixed choir a cappella (1994)






Series: Vocal Music


The Hejnał Edition, Płock 1994

Marian Mass for four voice mixed choir and organ (1994)









Series: Vocal Music


The Hejnał Edition, Płock 1994

Christmas Fiddling for piano



Warsaw Music Edition, Warsaw (?)







Purchase the Music from the Publisher:
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Mazurka No. 4 for piano
Mazurkas by Polish Composers


Antology of the National Library Collections, Vol.2, pp. 126-129

Selected and Edited by: Elżbieta Wąsowska






The National Library, Warsaw 1995

Popule Meus

Musica Sacra Corale











Polyphonia, Edizioni Carrara

Liturgia Sacra No. 1 (27) 2003)

Bi-yearly published by the Opole University, Theology Department

Stabat Mater for two sopranos, alto, mixed choir, women's choir, piano and organ (2003) Surrexit Christus Hodie... Alleluja! for bass and mixed choir a capella

Editors: Jan Bokszczanin and Walter Whipple

BOOKS

• Szoka, M.. The Polish Organ Music between 1945-1985. Astra, Łódź 1993.
• Collective Work Edited by Szoka, M.. The Polish Organ Music over the Centuries. Summaries and Forecasts. The F. Chopin Academy of Music Edition. Warsaw, 2001.
• Rybnicki, M.. We Play Organ. COK, Warsaw 1985.

MASTER'S THESES

• Brodacki, R.. Couple Words about a Modest Musician [about Marian Sawa], Master Thesis, maszynopis, The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsw 1981.
• Gorecki, L.M.. Marian Sawa's Lenten Hymns. Master Thesis. The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw 2002.
• Gorecki, L.M.. Marian Sawa's Organ Preludes based on the Polish Church Hymns and Songs in the Didactical, Liturgical and Performance Aspects. Master Thesis, The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw 2005.
• Frąckiewicz, M.. Marian Sawa's "Lamentations", "Ecce Lignum Crucis", "Surrexit Christus Hodie", and the "Symphonie-Passion by Marcel Dupre. A Comparison Attempt and Periphrasis. The F. Chopin Academy of Music. Warsaw 2007.
• Kaleta, M.. Marian Sawa's Output on the example of the First Sonata. Master Thesis, The St. Moniuszko Academy of Music. Gdańsk 2007
• Kowalska, J.. The Sacred Music Influence on Marian Sawa's Works. The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw 1995.
• Kozłowski, B.. Marian Sawa's Via Crucis. Musicological Analisys in Performance Aspekt. The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. Warsaw 2001.
• Miśta G., The Elements of the Composition, and the Devices of the Composing Technic within the Marian Sawa's Organ Fantasies. The Card. Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, 2007
• Sawa, A.. A Cappella Works by Marian Sawa in Recordings of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Choir. Musical Analisys in Performance Practice Aspect. The F. Chopin Academy of Music. Warsaw 2001.
• Sobula, E.. Marian Sawa Organ Works Catalogue. The K. Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław 2001.
• Szwajkowski, M.. Marian Sawa's Works composed to Latin Texts Dedicated to the Warsaw Choir Ensemble. The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warszawa 1995.
• Zieliński, M.. Marian Sawa's Organ Concertos. The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw 2002.
• Pieczyńska, A.. Inspiracje chorałem gregoriańskim Gregorian Chant Inspirations in Sacral Works of Marian Sawa. Examples Chosen from Selected a capella Choir and Vocal-Instrumental Compositions. The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, 2006.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS

• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Works of Sacral Approach for a capella choir by Polish Composers between 1945-2000. The F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw 2005.
• Bokszczanin, J.. Examples from selected Works of the Cantus Prius Factus Technic in Marian Sawa's Organ Music. The K. Bacewicz Music Academy,  Łódź 2006.

ARTICLES

• Węcowski, J.. Marian Sawa's Vocal a Capella Works. In: 2nd F. Chopin Academy of Music Composer's Conference. AMFC, Warsaw 2001, pp. 133-139.
• Łukaszewski, M. T.. Late 20th Century Polish Sacra Music. Reflections and Summaries. In: Polish Organ Music at the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Sumarries and Forecasts. Edited by Marta Szoka. AMFC, Warsaw 2001, pp. 39-58
• Markuszewski, P.. Polish Coral Music. In: 2nd F. Chopin Academy of Music Composer's Conference. AMFC, Warszawa 2001.
• Węgrzyn-Klisowska, W.. Recorded Polish Organ Music. In: Polish Organ Music at the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Sumarries and Forecasts. Edited by Marta Szoka. AMFC, Warsaw 2001, pp. 85-89.

BIOGRAPHICAL ENTRIES

LIST OF WORKS

• Sawa, M.. Sacral Music for mixed choir. Triangiel, Warsaw 2002 (A collection of choral works; list of choral works included).
• Sawa, M.. Concerto No.2 for organ and orchestra. AMFC, Warsaw 2002 (Biographical Entry and list of Works by Jan Węcowski)
• Sawa, M.. Two Organ Pieces. AMFC, Warsaw 2000 (Biographical Entry and list of Works by Jan Węcowski).
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Marian Sawa's Organ Music. CD Booklet: "Marian Sawa Organ Music - I". Acte Préalable AP0030, Warsaw 1999 (output's write-up, biographical entry, list of works).
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Sawa Marian. The Academy of Music Composers' Anthology edited by Alicja Gronau-Osińska. AMFC, Warsaw 2004. Vol. 2, pp. 131-200.

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

• Gorecki, L.M., The New Polish-Church-Hymn-Based Preludes by Marian Sawa. "The Sunday Weekly". 2/2005
• Ignatowicz, A.. Marian Sawa's 60 Years Anniversary. Życie Muzyczne no 7-8, 1997.
• Ignatowicz, A.. Review of a CD recorded by the ATK Choir. Studio no 3, 1997.
• Ignatowicz, A.. Three times ATK.  Ruch Muzyczny no 26, 1995.
• Ignatowicz, A.. The 7th Contemporary Music Lab in Białystok. Ruch Muzyczny nr 25, 1994.
• Jończyk, A.. Marian Sawa in the Warsaw Metropolitan Cathedral. Życie Muzyczne nr 1-2, 1998.
• Jończyk, A.. A Great Talent. Inspiracje no 5, 1999.
• Jończyk, A.. Marian Sawa is 60 Years Old. Ruch Muzyczny no 7, 1997.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Gaude Mater Festival in Częstochowa. Composition Contest and Premieres. Inspiracje no 3, 1999.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. I Love Music Enthusiastically - Marcin Tadeusz Łukaszewski in the interview with  Marietta Kruzel-Sosnowska. Muzyka21 no 13, 2001.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. CD Review of the Marian Sawa's - Organ Music II.  Muzyka21 no 6, 2001.
• Łukaszewskiaszewski, M.T.. Marian Sawa - the Organ's Giant.  Muzyka21 no 2, 2000.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. "Via Crucis" by Marian Sawa. Polish Sacral Music on CDs (8). Niedziela no 19, 2000.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Lenten and Easter Music. Marian Sawa - Organ Works. Polish Sacral Music on CDs (18). Niedziela no 14, 2001.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Marian Sawa's Organ Music. Polish Sacral Music on CDs (28). Niedziela no 16, 2002.
• Markuszewski, P.. CD Review of the "Via Crucis" by Marian Sawa. Muzyka21 no 3, 2000.
• Solińska, K.. Sounds and Silence. A Conversation with Marian Sawa. S“owo no 242, 1994;
• Tumiłowicz, B.. Sawa - the Vanquisher of the Organ. Życie Muzyczne nr 5-6 / 1998;
• Wacholc, M.. Marian Sawa - the Composer, Organist, Pedagogue. Przegląd Powszechny no 7-8, 1995.
• Wacholc, M.. World Premiere of the Marian Mass by Marian Sawa. Życie Muzyczne no 1-2, 1996.
• Węcowski, J.. A Musician of Many Talents. Inspiracje no 5, 1996.
• Wróbel, A.. CD review of the Marian Sawa's - Organ Music - III.  Muzyka21 no 5, 2002.
• Zaborowska, S.. CD Review: Organ Music at the St. Barbara in Warsaw Muzyka. Ruch Muzyczny no 9, 2002.

CD WRITE-UPS

• Dyżewski, M.. Organ Music At ST. Barbara in Warsaw. CD, DUX 0307. Warsaw 2001.
• Gorecki, L.M.. Marian Sawa - Organ Music II. CD: Acte Préalable AP0068. Warsaw 2001.
• Gorecki, L.M.. Sawa's Missa Claromontana. CD: Acte Préalable AP0125. Warsaw 2005.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Marian Sawa - Organ Music IV. CD: Acte Préalable AP0093, Warsaw 2002.
• Łukaszewski, M.T.. Marian Sawa - Organ Music I. CD: Acte Préalable AP0030, Warsaw 1999.
• Sawa, A.. Marian Sawa - Organ Music III. CD: Acte Préalable AP0081, Warsaw 2002.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Sawa, M.. Questions to Myself. In: The First F. Chopin Academy of Music Composers' Conference. Academic Journal no 42. AMFC, Warsaw 1999. Pp. 79-81.
• Sawa, M.. Thinking... (The Composing Potential of the Solo Instrument Pieces). In: The Third F. Chopin Academy of Music Composers' Conference. AMFC, Warsaw 2003. Pp. 35-37.

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