Piotr Moss (born 13 May 1949 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music.

Since 1981, he has lived in Paris and since 1984 has been a French citizen.[1]

Moss studied in Poland with Piotr Perkowski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Krzysztof Penderecki and, from the late 1970s onwards, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.

His important work as a composer is characterized by a permanent search for new sounds and new eclectic stylistic associations in a genre related to Alfred Schnittke's style of music.[2][3][4][5]

In 2011, his concerto for clarinet d' un silence... was recorded by Jean-Marc Fessard.[6]

See the Polish article to have a complete list of Moss' compositions.

Awards and recognition

Piotr Moss received a number of main awards an various musical competitions in Poland, France, and elsewhere.

He is also a recipient of the following major awards and decorations:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 (in Polish) "Piotr Moss", a biography. Culture.pl,
  2. (in Polish) "Piotr Moss", a musical record dedicated to Piotr Moss, Culture.pl
  3. (in Polish) Polmic.pl
  4. (in Polish) Polskieradio.pl
  5. (in German) Portal Dnb, Œuvres de Piotr Moss
  6. gramophone.co.uk
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