Józef Michał Chomiński

His impressive scholarly output covers works on music history from the Middle Ages to contemporary times.

In his first published book on Chopin's music, employing his own creatively modified version of the Erpf-Riemann method, he carried out an analysis of the Preludes, demonstrating the cyclical character of Op.

Taking issue with Hugo Leichtentritt, among others, he also saw the Funeral March as a key to the interpretation of the B flat minor Sonata.

In other studies, he dealt with texture and harmony in Chopin (showing their mutual influence) and the problem of the periodisation of his oeuvre.

He made use of these studies in his book on Chopin, which represents a more popular and synthesising approach to the composer's life and work.