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Adam Jarzębski
Person · male · Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · Warka · born 1590 · died 1649 · recording since 1996
Polish composer
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Also known as アダム・ヤジェンプスキ
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1590s
1640s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Canzoni e concerti a due, tre e quattro voci cum basso continuo (violin: Lucy van Dael)
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Canzoni e concerti a due, tre e quattro voci cum basso continuo (violin: Lucy van Dael)
Album
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2010s
· Album
Album: Virgo Prudentissima: Adoration of the Virgin Mary at the Polish Court
Album
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Biography
English biography315 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1340404405
Biography
Adam Jarzębski (c. 1590 in Warka – 1648/49 in Warsaw) was an early Baroque Polish composer, violinist, poet, and writer. His main extant work Canzoni e concerti (copied in 1627) is not only one of the most important collections of early baroque instrumental ensemble music in Europe but also stands as a unique historical landmark as containing the first purely instrumental compositions to bear the designation concerto.
The first documented mention of Jarzębski was in 1612, when he became a member of the chapel of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg in Berlin. After he had stayed in Italy for a year (1615–16), he became a member of the royal musical establishment, first at the court of Sigismund III Vasa and then of Władysław IV. He was held in great esteem by the royal court and was very popular among the members of the patriciate of Warsaw. In 1635 he managed the construction of the royal palace at Ujazdów. In 1643 he published a literary work Gościniec, albo krótkie opisanie Warszawy (The Main Road, or a Short Description of Warsaw) describing the customs and the musical life of the town. He died in Warsaw in 1649. He was an outstanding figure in the history of the Polish culture of the 17th century.
He composed mainly instrumental music. Canzoni é Concerti (27 works) is the first major collection of Polish compositions for instrumental ensembles (2-, 3-, 4- part and basso continuo). With regard to form and compositional technique his works did not depart from the most valuable models of his genre in Europe. Most frequently the composer indicated only registers and various combinations of voices: he mentions particular instruments only occasionally. Some works are based on a vocal original, the remaining ones are original instrumental works (concertos and canzonas). Only two vocal works survive: the canon More veterum and a fragment of the mass Missa sub concerto.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -347 | 1.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
Canzoni e concerti a due, tre e quattro voci cum basso continuo (violin: Lucy van Dael)
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:43:56
Disc 11Concerto primo a 22:472Concerto secondo a 21:533Concerto terza a 23:124Concerto quarto a 24:305Diligam Te Domine, concerto a 25:086Cantate Domino, concerto a 24:027Cantate Domino, Secunda Pars a 24:278In Deo speravit, concerto a 24:189In Te Domine Speravit, concerto a 25:2610Susanna videns, concerto a 25:3211Venite exultemus, concerto a 25:5812Cantate Joh. Gabrielis, concerto a 23:4013Corona aurea, concerto a 25:37Disc 21Nova casa, concerto a 32:322Küstrinella, concerto a 32:133Sentinella, concerto a 33:444Berlinesa, concerto a 33:575Chromatica, concerto a 33:576Spandesa, concerto a 32:407Königsberga, Concerto a 33:378Tamburetta, concerto a 32:389Bentrovata, concerto a 33:0710Norimberga, concerto a 36:2011Canzon prima a 42:3112Canzon seconda a 42:0413Canzon terza a 43:1914Canzon quarta a 42:2415Canzon quinta a 42:23Virgo Prudentissima: Adoration of the Virgin Mary at the Polish Court
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:09:17
1Virgo prudentissima à 134:572Quem terra pontus à 124:543Beata Dei genitrix à 83:224Canzoni e concerti: Concerto primo à 23:095Canzoni e concerti: Concerto à secondo à 23:066Salve virgo à 64:497Ante thorum huius virginis à 103:188Gaude Dei genitrix à 53:249Canzoni e concerti: Concerto quarto à 24:2910Canzoni e concerti: Concerto primo à 42:3211Magnificat primi toni à 126:5112Offertoria totius anni: In festo Visitationis, Nativitatis, Praesentationis et Conceptionis B.M.V. Beata es Virgo Maria2:4013Communes totius anni: Communiones totius anni: No. 48. Motetto: O Gloriosa Domina1:5514Canzoni e concerti: Konigsberga à 33:3815Canzoni e concerti: Canzon terza à 43:1516Offertoria totius anni: In festo Annuntiationis B.M.V.: Ave Maria3:2317Offertoria totius anni: No. 44. Felix namque2:3918Canzoni e concerti: Concerto a 3, "Chromatica"4:1619Offertoria totius anni: In festo Assumptionis B.M.V. Assumpta es Maria2:40Rossini: String Sonatas / Mendelssohn: String Symphonies
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:12:19
Disc 11String Sonata no. 1 in G: I. Moderato4:452String Sonata no. 1 in G: II. Andantino3:363String Sonata no. 1 in G: III. Allegro2:044String Sonata no. 2 in A: I. Allegro6:475String Sonata no. 2 in A: II. Andantino3:006String Sonata no. 2 in A: III. Allegro2:057String Sonata no. 3 in C: I. Allegro4:118String Sonata no. 3 in C: II. Andante3:579String Sonata no. 3 in C: III. Moderato2:2810String Sonata no. 4 in B-flat: I. Allegro vivace6:4911String Sonata no. 4 in B-flat: II. Andante3:2512String Sonata no. 4 in B-flat: III. Allegretto2:3913String Sonata no. 5 in E-flat: I. Allegro vivace6:3414String Sonata no. 5 in E-flat: II. Andantino2:5815String Sonata no. 5 in E-flat: III. Allegretto3:1216String Sonata no. 6 in D: I. Allegro spiritoso6:3217String Sonata no. 6 in D: II. Andante assai2:2418String Sonata no. 6 in D: III. Tempesta. Allegro4:53Disc 21Symphony for String Orchestra no. 2 in D: I. Allegro2Symphony for String Orchestra no. 2 in D: II. Andante3Symphony for String Orchestra no. 2 in D: III. Allegro vivace4Symphony for String Orchestra no. 3 in E minor: I. Allegro di molto5Symphony for String Orchestra no. 3 in E minor: II. Andante6Symphony for String Orchestra no. 3 in E minor: III. Allegro7Symphony for String Orchestra no. 5 in B-flat: I. Allegro vivace8Symphony for String Orchestra no. 5 in B-flat: II. Andante9Symphony for String Orchestra no. 5 in B-flat: III. Presto10Symphony for String Orchestra no. 6 in E-flat: I. Allegro11Symphony for String Orchestra no. 6 in E-flat: II. Menuetto & Trio12Symphony for String Orchestra no. 6 in E-flat: III. Prestissimo13Tamburetta14Chromatica15Divertimento: I. Allegro grazioso16Divertimento: II. Andante17Divertimento: III. Allegro deciso
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Adam Jarzębski head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -347 | 1.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1949f56c-446c-470f-ab89-494e2422c86ecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Jarz%C4%99bskibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Jarz%C4%99bski
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Wikidata: Q349847 · MusicBrainz: 1949f56c-446c-470f-ab89-494e2422c86e
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