Weronika Sucharska

Avant-garde compositional techniques in Three diagrams for solo flute by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

The aim of the article is to analyse Three diagrams for solo flute Op. 15 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki in the light of compositional techniques used in the piece as well as placing the work in the context of the early output of the composer. In order to achieve the defined aims the score has been analysed as well as the statements of the composer and of people related to him. This research enabled the author to precise in what ways Górecki uses techniques such as serialism, punctualism and aleatorism. In the paper composer’s individual and innovative approach to the avant-garde techniques is revealed. However, the idiomatic elements of the whole Górecki’s style are also present in the analysed work.

The article consists of two parts. The first part includes the problem of history and the style of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s early works. The second part is devoted to the analysis and conclusions.

Henryk Mikołaj Gorecki's Chamber Works in the Context of the Changes of the Composer's Style: Selected Examples

The aim of this paper is to analyse stylistic changes in Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s output on the example of four selected chamber music works: Quartettino, Op. 5, Concerto for Five Instruments and String Quartet, Op. 11, Little Music 4, Op. 28 and Aria (‘operatic scene’), Op. 59. By applying the methods of structural and auditory analysis as well as style criticism, I discuss the diversity of composition techniques found in these compositions. Additionally, my methodology has allowed me to represent the idiomatic, idiosyncratic features of Górecki’s style and study the ways in which Górecki approached chamber music.