Rich traditions in the sphere of culture, science and education are closely connected with the values of European culture. In 1364 a university was founded in Krakow, and in 1474 the first printing house was opened there, and in 1748 the Public Library in Warsaw. Between 1773 and 1775, the first Ministry of Education in […]
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After four centuries of a culture that deserved to be positively appreciated, Polish music, which had never yet preceded the musical creation of other nations, could reach its greatest flower in the activity of Federico Francesco Chopin (v.; 1810-1849), whose work represented the most perfect musical emanation of the Polish national spirit. Chopin’s work, which […]
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Although the oldest monuments of Polish music we know today do not surpass 550 years of material existence, the principles of indigenous music culture in Poland date back to much earlier times. Some of the popular songs, which are performed today during the wedding ceremonies at the young bride’s house (the texts of which still […]
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