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Krzysztof Komeda

1931 - 1969

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Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film score composer and jazz pianist widely regarded as one of the most influential Polish jazz musicians. He is best known for writing the scores for Roman Polanski’s films Knife in the Water (1962), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and Rosemary’s Baby (1968). Komeda's album Astigmatic (1965) is often considered one of the most important European jazz albums. British critic Stuart Nicholson describes the album as "marking a shift away from the dominant American approach with the emergence of a specific European aesthetic." Komeda is also known for blending jazz with classical and traditional Polish music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Krzysztof Komeda is the 826th most popular composer (down from 685th in 2019), the 679th most popular biography from Poland (down from 575th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Polish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Krzysztof Komeda ranks 826 out of 1,451. Before him are Julius Röntgen, Wim Mertens, Henri-Montan Berton, Ciprian Porumbescu, Giovanni Artusi, and Emanuele d'Astorga. After him are Johann von Herbeck, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Harold Arlen, Heinrich Scheidemann, Airat Ichmouratov, and Eduard Artemyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Krzysztof Komeda ranks 229. Before him are Alda Merini, Vizma Belševica, Nick Bollettieri, Ann E. Todd, Mukaghali Makatayev, and E. L. Doctorow. After him are Jean-Jacques Marcel, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Koichi Sugiyama, Janosch, Ingvar Wixell, and Boris Pankin. Among people deceased in 1969, Krzysztof Komeda ranks 113. Before him are Ismail al-Azhari, Josef Beran, Constantin Ion Parhon, Lajos Czeizler, Mutesa II of Buganda, and Adolfo Consolini. After him are Peter van Eyck, Harry Hammond Hess, Gerhard Mitter, Karl Kaufmann, Madhubala, and Jan Zajíc.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Krzysztof Komeda ranks 679 out of 1,694. Before him are Hilary Koprowski (1916), Heinrich Graetz (1817), Richard Herrmann (1923), Henryk Jabłoński (1909), Henner Henkel (1915), and Zeev Sternhell (1935). After him are Jan Czochralski (1885), Bolesław II the Horned (1217), Vyacheslav Kebich (1936), Remus von Woyrsch (1847), Julian Marchlewski (1866), and Friedrich Schulz (1897).

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Among COMPOSERS In Poland

Among composers born in Poland, Krzysztof Komeda ranks 25. Before him are Wolfgang Schmieder (1901), Karol Lipiński (1790), Andrzej Panufnik (1914), Zbigniew Preisner (1955), Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), and Josef Tal (1910). After him are Carl Schuricht (1880), Salomon Jadassohn (1831), Arnold Mendelssohn (1855), Wacław of Szamotuły (1520), Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815), and Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953).

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