Editing Music of Poland (section)

===Baroque===

During the 17th century, Polish composers from this period focused on [[baroque]] religious music, concertos for voices, instruments, and [[basso continuo]], a tradition that continued into the 18th century. The most renowned composer of this period is [[Adam Jarzębski]], known for his instrumental works such as ''Chromatica'', ''Tamburetta'', ''Sentinella'', ''Bentrovata'', and ''Nova Casa''. Other composers include [[Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki]], [[Franciszek Lilius]], [[Bartłomiej Pękiel]], [[Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński]] and [[Marcin Mielczewski]]. Also, in the last years of the 16th century and the first part of the 17th century, a number of Italian musicians were guests at the royal courts of Sigismund III and [[Ladislaus IV of Poland|Władysław IV]]. These included [[Luca Marenzio]], [[Giovanni Francesco Anerio]], and [[Marco Scacchi]].

In addition, a tradition of operatic production began in Warsaw in 1628, with a performance of ''Galatea'' (composer uncertain), the first Italian opera produced outside Italy. Shortly after this performance, the court produced [[Francesca Caccini]]'s opera ''[[La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina]]'', which she had written for Prince [[Władysław IV|Władysław]] three years earlier when he was in Italy. Another first, this is the earliest surviving opera written by a woman. When Władysław was king (as Władysław IV) he oversaw the production of at least ten operas during the late 1630s and 1640s, making Warsaw a center of the art. The composers of these operas are not known: they may have been Poles working under Marco Scacchi in the royal chapel, or they may have been among the Italians imported by Władysław.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/muzyka_barokowa_w_rzeczypospolitej.html |title=Muzyka barokowa w Rzeczypospolitej |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>

Composers of the latter part of the 18th century included [[Maciej Radziwill]], whose style has been characterized as being in the [[galant music|galant]] style.