Editing Poland (section)

=== Music ===
{{Main|Music of Poland}}
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Artists from Poland, including famous musicians such as [[Frédéric Chopin]], [[Artur Rubinstein]], [[Ignacy Jan Paderewski]], [[Krzysztof Penderecki]], [[Henryk Wieniawski]], [[Karol Szymanowski]], [[Witold Lutosławski]], [[Stanisław Moniuszko]] and traditional, regionalised [[folk music|folk composers]] create a lively and diverse music scene, which even recognises its own music genres, such as [[sung poetry]] and [[disco polo]].<ref>{{Cite book |url={{GBurl|id=T2YLEAAAQBAJ}} |title=Individuals and Their Social Context |date=31 December 2018 |publisher=Institute of Political Studies Polish Academy of Sciences |isbn=978-83-65972-34-7 |location=Poland |page=160}}</ref>

The origins of Polish music can be traced to the 13th century; manuscripts have been found in [[Stary Sącz]] containing [[polyphony|polyphonic]] compositions related to the Parisian [[Notre Dame School]]. Other early compositions, such as the melody of ''[[Bogurodzica]]'' and ''[[God Is Born]]'' (a coronation [[Polonaise (dance)|polonaise tune]] for Polish kings by an unknown composer), may also date back to this period, however, the first known notable composer, [[Mikołaj z Radomia|Nicholas of Radom]], lived in the 15th century. [[Diomedes Cato]], a native-born Italian who lived in Kraków, became a renowned lutenist at the court of Sigismund III; he not only imported some of the musical styles from southern Europe but blended them with native folk music.<ref name="The Music Courts of the Polish Vasas" />

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Polish baroque composers wrote [[liturgical music]] and secular compositions such as concertos and [[sonata]]s for voices or instruments. At the end of the 18th century, Polish classical music evolved into national forms like the [[polonaise]]. [[Wojciech Bogusławski]] is accredited with composing the first Polish national opera, titled ''[[:pl:Krakowiacy i Górale|Krakowiacy i Górale]]'', which premiered in 1794.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolff |first=Larry |url={{GBurl|id=tgjQYHn7BTkC}} |title=The Idea of Galicia; History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture |date=9 January 2012 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-7429-1 |page=57}}</ref>

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Poland today has an active music scene, with the jazz and metal genres being particularly popular among the contemporary populace. Polish jazz musicians such as [[Krzysztof Komeda]] created a unique style, which was most famous in the 1960s and 1970s and continues to be popular to this day. Poland has also become a major venue for large-scale music festivals, chief among which are the [[Pol'and'Rock Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7791/Artykul/3014515,Pol%E2%80%99and%E2%80%99Rock-Polands-biggest-music-fest-kicks-off |title=Pol'and'Rock: Poland's biggest music fest kicks off |website=polskieradio.pl |date=4 August 2022 |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Open'er Festival]], [[Opole Festival]] and [[Sopot Festival]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guillain |first=Charlotte |url={{GBurl|id=PlF8Xr90I1cC}} |title=Poland |date=2012 |publisher=Raintree |isbn=978-1-4062-2826-7 |page=29}}</ref>