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Górecki

British  
/ ɡɔˈrɛkɪ /

noun

  1. Henryk ( Mikołaj ). 1933–2010, Polish composer, best known for his sombre third symphony (1979)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two weeks later, Eastman will be paired on a program with another Eastern European mystic Minimalist, Henryk Górecki, at another festival, the Proms in London.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2021

Many years later, Górecki told me when he first heard the recording he found it unlistenable.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2017

Pieces by Guy Barash and Allen Shultz will be performed alongside the noted Henryk Górecki work “Lerchenmusik.”

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2016

Before Arvo Pärt, even before Terry Riley, Górecki took up certain hypnotically looping patterns that would come to define minimalist music, broadly defined.

From The New Yorker Jan. 30, 2015

Here, Górecki reveals his flair for generating almost unbearable tension within apparently static structures.

From The New Yorker Jan. 30, 2015

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