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In his youth Woyciechowski was a fellow student of Chopin at the [[Warsaw Lyceum]], boarding with the Chopin family. He went on to study law at [[Warsaw University]]. |
In his youth Woyciechowski was a fellow student of Chopin at the [[Warsaw Lyceum]], boarding with the Chopin family. He went on to study law at [[Warsaw University]]. |
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Chopin dedicated to him his Op. 2 ''[[Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" (Chopin)|Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"]]''. |
Chopin dedicated to him his Op. 2 ''[[Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" (Chopin)|Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"]]''. He replied in his handwriting on the front page of the Variations „J’accepte avec plaisir“ („I accept with pleasure“).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopin |first=Frédéric |title=Là ci darem la mano: Varié pour le piano-forté avec accompagnement d'orchestre dedié à Mr. Titus Woyciechowski. Oeuvre 2. |url=https://digital.onb.ac.at/RepViewer/viewer.faces?doc=DTL_5499823 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=digital.onb.ac.at}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chopin |first=Frédéric |url= |title=Korespondencja Fryderyka Chopina |date= |publisher=Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego |others=Zofia Helman, Zbigniew Skowron, Hanna Wróblewska-Straus, Uniwersytet Warszawski |year=2009 |isbn=978-83-235-0481-8 |edition=Wydanie I |location=Warszawa |pages=619 |oclc=}}</ref> In 1830 Chopin visited Woyciechowski at his estate in Poturzyn, which Woyciechowski had inherited from his mother.<ref>Woyciechowski (a)</ref> |
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Woyciechowski acted as a confidant during Chopin's infatuation with the singer [[Konstancja Gładkowska]].<ref>Zamoyski (2010), pp. 55–56.</ref> |
Woyciechowski acted as a confidant during Chopin's infatuation with the singer [[Konstancja Gładkowska]].<ref>Zamoyski (2010), pp. 55–56.</ref> |
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Woyciechowski accompanied Chopin in his 1830 journey to Austria but, on learning of the [[November Uprising|November 1830 Uprising]], returned to Warsaw to take part in the fighting. He became a [[second lieutenant]] and was awarded the highest Polish military decoration, the [[Virtuti Militari]].<ref>Walker (2018), p. 182</ref> While the two never met thereafter, they continued to correspond.<ref>Woyciechowski (a)</ref> |
Woyciechowski accompanied Chopin in his 1830 journey to Austria but, on learning of the [[November Uprising|November 1830 Uprising]], returned to Warsaw to take part in the fighting. He became a [[second lieutenant]] and was awarded the highest Polish military decoration, the [[Virtuti Militari]].<ref>Walker (2018), p. 182</ref> While the two never met thereafter, they continued to correspond.<ref>Woyciechowski (a)</ref> |
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===Later life=== |
===Later life=== |
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He died in [[Poturzyn]], now Poland. |
He died in [[Poturzyn]], now Poland. |
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The Woyciechowski collection of Chopin memorabilia was destroyed by fire in 1914: It contained a piano made by the [[Fryderyk Buchholtz|Buchholtz]] company, on which Chopin played and composed, copies of his compositions (the piano Variations à quatre mains ending in a [[fugue]], written on 17 pages, and a [[Contra dance|contredanse]]), Chopin's letters to Tytus Woyciechowski and a pen in the shape of a column, with a head and base in gold and a core in coloured [[mosaic]]. The base, decorated with the [[Initial|initials]] T.W., served at the same time as a [[Seal (emblem)|seal]]. A card with Chopin's dedication lay in a special case.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chopin |first=Frédéric |url= |title=Korespondencja Fryderyka Chopina |date= |publisher=Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego |others=Zofia Helman, Zbigniew Skowron, Hanna Wróblewska-Straus, Uniwersytet Warszawski |year=2009 |isbn=978-83-235-0481-8 |edition=Wydanie I |location=Warszawa |pages=622 |oclc=}}</ref> The family manor house at Poturzyn was destroyed during the [[Second World War]]. |
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The Woyciechowski collection of Chopin memorabilia was destroyed by fire in 1914, and the family manor house at Poturzyn was destroyed during the [[Second World War]].<ref>Woyciechowski (b)</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 17:32, 18 April 2022
Tytus Sylwester Woyciechowski (31 December 1808 – 23 March 1879) was a Polish political activist, agriculturalist, and patron of art. He was an early friend of the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.
The spelling of Woyciechowski's surname is an archaic version of the more common "Wojciechowski", with a "j" instead of a "y".
Life
Woyciechowski was born in Lemberg, Galicia (now Lviv, Ukraine).
Friend of Chopin
In his youth Woyciechowski was a fellow student of Chopin at the Warsaw Lyceum, boarding with the Chopin family. He went on to study law at Warsaw University.
Chopin dedicated to him his Op. 2 Variations on "Là ci darem la mano". He replied in his handwriting on the front page of the Variations „J’accepte avec plaisir“ („I accept with pleasure“).[1][2] In 1830 Chopin visited Woyciechowski at his estate in Poturzyn, which Woyciechowski had inherited from his mother.[3]
Woyciechowski acted as a confidant during Chopin's infatuation with the singer Konstancja Gładkowska.[4]
Some of Chopin's correspondence with Tytus in this period has given rise to conjecture (which Chopin's 2018 biographer Alan Walker is "much inclined to doubt") that Chopin's friendship with Tytus may have been homoerotic, at least on Chopin's part.[5]
Woyciechowski accompanied Chopin in his 1830 journey to Austria but, on learning of the November 1830 Uprising, returned to Warsaw to take part in the fighting. He became a second lieutenant and was awarded the highest Polish military decoration, the Virtuti Militari.[6] While the two never met thereafter, they continued to correspond.[7]
Later life
Woychiechowski married Countess Aloysia Poletylo, by whom he had four children – their second son being named Fryderyk, after Chopin.[8]
Woyciechowski dedicated himself to agriculture, pioneered the introduction of crop rotation in Poland, and in 1847 founded one of the first sugar factories in the country. In 1861–62 he was an active member of the White Party, which took part in the failed January 1863 Uprising.[9]
He died in Poturzyn, now Poland.
The Woyciechowski collection of Chopin memorabilia was destroyed by fire in 1914: It contained a piano made by the Buchholtz company, on which Chopin played and composed, copies of his compositions (the piano Variations à quatre mains ending in a fugue, written on 17 pages, and a contredanse), Chopin's letters to Tytus Woyciechowski and a pen in the shape of a column, with a head and base in gold and a core in coloured mosaic. The base, decorated with the initials T.W., served at the same time as a seal. A card with Chopin's dedication lay in a special case.[10] The family manor house at Poturzyn was destroyed during the Second World War.
Notes
- ^ Chopin, Frédéric. "Là ci darem la mano: Varié pour le piano-forté avec accompagnement d'orchestre dedié à Mr. Titus Woyciechowski. Oeuvre 2". digital.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Chopin, Frédéric (2009). Korespondencja Fryderyka Chopina. Zofia Helman, Zbigniew Skowron, Hanna Wróblewska-Straus, Uniwersytet Warszawski (Wydanie I ed.). Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. p. 619. ISBN 978-83-235-0481-8.
- ^ Woyciechowski (a)
- ^ Zamoyski (2010), pp. 55–56.
- ^ Walker (2018), pp. 156–58.
- ^ Walker (2018), p. 182
- ^ Woyciechowski (a)
- ^ Walker (2018), p. 158
- ^ Woyciechowski (a)
- ^ Chopin, Frédéric (2009). Korespondencja Fryderyka Chopina. Zofia Helman, Zbigniew Skowron, Hanna Wróblewska-Straus, Uniwersytet Warszawski (Wydanie I ed.). Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. p. 622. ISBN 978-83-235-0481-8.
Sources
- "Tytus Woyciechowski" (a) on Chopin Institute website (in Polish), accessed 12.2.2014
- "Tytus Woyciechowski" (b) on Chopin Kalejdoskop website, accessed 12.2.2014.
- Walker, Alan (2018). Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 9780571348558
- Zamoyski, Adam (2010). Chopin, Prince of the Romantics, London: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-007-35182-4.