Kazimierz Sikorski

Kazimierz Sikorski
Background information
Born(1895-06-28)June 28, 1895
Zürich, Switzerland
OriginPoland
DiedJuly 23, 1986(1986-07-23) (aged 91)
Warsaw, Poland
EducationWarsaw Conservatory, University of Warsaw (Philosophy)
GenresClassical music
Occupations
  • Composer
  • music teacher
  • rector
  • music theorist
Years activec. 1920s–1986
AwardsNational Music Award (1935)
Order of Polonia Restituta (1937, 1955)
Award of the Polish Composers’ Union
Banner of Labour Order, First Class (1960)
Jurzykowski Foundation Award (1981)

Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" (Poland Is Not Yet Lost) is currently used as the Polish national anthem.

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