About Adam of Wągrowiec
Lived 1600 – 1629. Adam of Wągrowiec was a Polish composer and organist.
Adam of Wągrowiec (also Adam from Wągrowiec) (Polish: Adam z Wągrowca) (died 27 August 1629) was a Polish composer and organist, as well as a Cistercian monk in the Wągrowiec cloister.
He was born in Margonin. He was famous during his life, and was invited to inspect a new organ in Gniezno cathedral on 17 March 1620. Over twenty of his compositions for organ were found in the Samogitian tablature (ca. 1618) in Lithuania. Adam was the first to use a separate third staff for the organ pedalboard notation.
All of Adam's pieces were recorded by Rostislaw Wygranienko in 2006.
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Who was Adam of Wągrowiec?
Polish composer
When was Adam of Wągrowiec born?
Adam of Wągrowiec was born in 1600 in Margonin.
When did Adam of Wągrowiec die?
Adam of Wągrowiec died on 27 August 1629 in Wągrowiec.
What was Adam of Wągrowiec's occupation?
Adam of Wągrowiec was a composer and organist.
What nationality was Adam of Wągrowiec?
Adam of Wągrowiec was Polish.
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