Abstract

The purpose of this article is presentation of accordion solo works by Edward Bogusawski, a contemporary Polish composer, who died in 2003. The list of all the accordion works by the composer contains over a dozen compositions. They are works that significantly contributed to Polish accordion literature, and they were all written after 1980. They include solo, chamber, vocal-instrumental works, as well as a concert for accordion and an orchestra.

In the article, the works for accordion solo are thoroughly analysed: Three postludia (1980– 81), Capriccioso per accordeono (1985), and Continuo II per accordeono solo (1988). These works have not been thoroughly discussed in the musicological literature so far – they were just mentioned.

When discussing the selected works, the authoress concentrates particularly on the sound ma- terial, the formal shape and general emotional expression. She outlines Bogusawski’s artistic career and his shaping up his own sound language. She points out the composer’s fascination with the tone of the accordion. The most characteristic traits sound language are discussed, also in his other works composed in the 80s of the 20th century.