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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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That was this piece by Górecki, that the Kronos Quartet recorded that is just a fantastic piece of music.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Overnight Górecki became an widely acclaimed composer and Upshaw a superstar soprano.

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

For years, Górecki was said to be writing a sequel to his most popular work.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 30, 2015

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