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Group 49

Polish musical movement
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Group 49 was a Polish musical movement founded by composers like Kazimierz Serocki, Jan Krenz, and Tadeusz Baird. This group was instrumental in gaining international recognition for Polish music in the post-World War II era. The movement helped establish the Warsaw Autumn festival, a significant event for international contemporary music, which Serocki and Baird co-founded in 1956. Polish music has a rich history, with roots in medieval folk traditions and notable composers like Frédéric Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, and Witold Lutosławski.123

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  1. Poland - Music
  2. Kazimierz Serocki
  3. list of composers - Polish
  4. list of critics - Polish

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