Mikolaj Zielenski

Short bio Mikolaj Zielenski

Birthday: 1560

Died: 1620

Genre: Classical

Period: Baroque, Renaissance

Full biography Mikolaj Zielenski

Mikolaj Zielenski was a Polish composer who is considered one of the most important composers of the Polish Renaissance period. He was the first composer in Poland to write for an instrumental ensemble, having composed for a group of three viols.

There is limited information available about Zielenski's life and work, and many of his compositions have been lost over time. However, his surviving works provide a glimpse into his skill and musical innovation. He is known for his vocal works, particularly his motets and communions, which feature complex polyphonic textures and engaging melodic lines.

Zielenski's music reflects the influence of Italian composers of the time, such as Palestrina and Gabrieli, but also incorporates Polish folk and sacred music. His compositions showcase a unique blend of Renaissance and Baroque styles, and his works have been praised for their rich harmonies and complex tonal structures.

Today, Zielenski is regarded as a significant figure in Polish classical music, and his surviving works continue to be performed and recorded. His legacy has played an important role in preserving and promoting Polish musical tradition, and his contributions continue to be celebrated by contemporary artists and scholars alike.

Compositions featuring Mikolaj Zielenski

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Magnificat, for chorus	7:19 min	Choral	1611
2	Tu es Petrus, for chorus	3:44 min	Choral	1611
3	Ortus de Polonia, for chorus	2:43 min	Choral	1611
4	Principes Persecuti Sunt	2:47 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
5	Magnificat a 12	6:51 min	Choral	-
6	Mirabilis Deus, offertory for 8 voices & ensemble	3:17 min	Choral	-
7	Mitte manum tuam, offertory for 8 voices & ensemble	2:47 min	Choral	-
8	Motetto de Sancto Alberto, a 8 ("Per merita sancti Adalberti")	2:34 min	Choral	-
9	O Gloriosa Domina	1:54 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
10	Offertoria		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
11	Offertoria et Communiones Totius Anni	74:17 min	Concerto	-
12	Posuisti Domine, offertory for 7 voices & ensemble	4:01 min	Choral	-
13	Magnificat	6:38 min	Choral	-
14	Rosarium Virginis Mariae, for soloists, chorus & orchestra	56:54 min	Choral	-
15	Réjois-toi Marie	1:24 min	Vocal Music	-
16	Salve festa dies	4:17 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
17	Stetit Angelus II, offertory antiphon	3:34 min	Choral	-
18	Surrexit Dominus	1:45 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
19	Video Caelos	2:48 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
20	Viderunt Omnes Fines Terrae	3:08 min	Chamber Music	-
21	Visionem quam vidistis, communion for 8 voices & ensemble	2:35 min	Choral	-
22	Vox in Rama, motet for 4 voices	4:03 min	Vocal Music	-
23	Felix namque à 8	2:38 min	Vocal Music	-
24	Assumpta es à 8	2:39 min	Vocal Music	-
25	Ave Maria	3:14 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
26	Beata es virgo	3:20 min	Choral	-
27	Benedicimus Deum coeli	2:18 min	Choral	-
28	Communiones		Choral	-
29	Contere Domine	2:01 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
30	Deus in adiutorium, a 8 ("Domine ad adiuvandum me festina")	2:47 min	Choral	-
31	Ego Sum Pastor Bonus	2:29 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
32	Factus est repente	2:33 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
33	Fantasia Secunda	3:00 min	Chamber Music	-
34	Adoramus te, Christe, offertory for 8 voices & ensemble	2:41 min	Choral	-
35	Gloria et divitiae, for 8 voices & ensemble	3:02 min	Choral	-
36	In festo Omnium Sanctorum, a 4 ("Beati mundo corde")	2:49 min	Choral	-
37	In Monte Oliveti	3:46 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
38	In Monte Oliveti, for chorus	2:21 min	Choral	-
39	In solemnitate Corporis Christi, a 4 ("Quotiescumque manducabitis panem")	3:50 min	Choral	-
40	In Splendoribus Sanctorum	2:47 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
41	In virtute tua, Domine, offertory for 7 voices & ensemble	3:45 min	Choral	-
42	Justus ut Palma Florebit	3:22 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
43	Laetantur Caeli	2:51 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
44	Levavi Oculos Meos	2:54 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-

Albums featuring Mikolaj Zielenski

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Nicolao Zielenski - Andrzej Kosendiak – Nicolao Zielenski(CD, Album)	2020	CD Accord
2	Mikołaj Zieleński - La Tempesta (2) early music ensemble, cond. Jakub Burzyński – Rosarium Virginis Mariæ(CD, Album)	2018	Divox
3	Mikołaj Zieleński – Les Traversées Baroques, Etienne Meyer, Fiori Musicali – Ortus De Polonia(CD, )	2014	K617
4	Marcin Mielczewski, Adam Jarzębski, Mikolaj Zielenski - Weser-Renaissance, Manfred Cordes – Virgo Prudentissima - Adoration Of The Virgin Mary At The Polish Court(CD, )	2014	cpo
5	Mikołaj Zieleński – Collegium Zieleński, Stanisław Gałoński – Offertoria Totius Anni 1611 - Opera Omnia Vol. 3(CD, )	2011	DUX Recording Producers
6	Mikołaj Zieleński – Agnieszka Drabent, Anna Magiera, Dorota Mentel, Joanna Stawarska, Małgorzata Langer-Król, Zygmunt Magiera, Szymon Rudzki, Jerzy Butryn (2), Marcin Wróbel, Joel Frederiksen, Susi Ferfoglia, Stanisław Gałoński, Collegium Zieleński – Offe	2011	DUX Recording Producers
7	Mikołaj Zieleński – Anna Magiera, Dorota Mentel, Joanna Stawarska, Zygmunt Magiera, Marek Opaska, Szymon Rudzki, Maciej Michalik (2), Jerzy Butryn (2), Susi Ferfoglia, Stanisław Gałoński, Collegium Zieleński – Offertoria Totius Anni 1611 - Opera Omnia Vol	2011	DUX Recording Producers
8	Mikołaj Zieleński – Collegium Zieleński, Stanisław Gałoński – Offertoria Totius Anni 1611 - Opera Omnia Vol. 2(CD, )	2010	DUX Recording Producers
9	Mikołaj Zieleński – Emma Kirkby, Joel Frederiksen, Zygmunt Magiera, Andrzej Białko, Susi Ferfoglia, Stanisław Gałoński, Collegium Zieleński – Offertoria Totius Anni 1611 - Opera Omnia Vol. 4(CD, )	2010	DUX Recording Producers
10	Mikołaj Zieleński – Collegium Zieleński, Capella Cracoviensis, Stanisław Gałoński – Offertoria Totius Anni 1611 - Opera Omnia Vol. 1(CD, )	2009	DUX Recording Producers
11	Mikołaj Zieleński - Bornus Consort, Ensemble vocal et instrumental Linnamussikud De Tallin conducted by Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński – Offertoria Et Communiones Totius Anni (Edition 1611)(CD, )	1996	Accord
12	Lilius, Mielczewski, Szarzyinski, Zielenski, Gorczycki, Maxylewicz, Staromieyski, Polish Radio Choir, Wroclaw, Chamber Orchestra, Wroclaw, Edmund Kajdasz – Musica Antiqua Polonica, Choral Music From Poland(CD, Stereo)	1988	Olympia (2)
13	Lilius, Mielczewski, Szarzyński, Zieleński, Wrocław Radio Chorus And Chamber Orchestra, Edmund Kajdasz – Musica Antiqua Polonica	1972	Polskie Nagrania Muza
14	Bartłomiej Pękiel / Mikołaj Z Radomia / Wacław Z Szamotuł / Mikołaj z Chrzanowa / Marcin Leopolita / Marcin Mielczewski / Mikołaj Zieleński – Polnische Meister Des 15. Bis 17. Jahrhunderts	1970	ETERNA
15	Mikołaj Zieleński, Various – Offertoria Communiones Magnificat(LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	-	Polskie Nagrania Muza
16	Musica Antiqua Polonica(CD, Album)	-	Olympia (2)