Janina Skowronska (February 8, 1920 – 1992) [1] was a Polish composer [2] [3] who is best remembered for her arrangements of folk songs, and for creating Little Chopin, a children’s musical based on the life and works of Frederic Chopin. [4]
Skowronska was born to a Polish family in Germakowka (then in the USSR, now in Ukraine). She studied music at the State Music College in Wroclaw, Poland, and with Tadeusz Szeligowski. She received a diploma in 1961. [5]
Skowronska’s compositions included:
Janina Skowronska (February 8, 1920 – 1992) [1] was a Polish composer [2] [3] who is best remembered for her arrangements of folk songs, and for creating Little Chopin, a children’s musical based on the life and works of Frederic Chopin. [4]
Skowronska was born to a Polish family in Germakowka (then in the USSR, now in Ukraine). She studied music at the State Music College in Wroclaw, Poland, and with Tadeusz Szeligowski. She received a diploma in 1961. [5]
Skowronska’s compositions included: