Maciej Kamieński

Maciej Kamieński[1] (13 October 1734, Sopron[2] – 25 January 1821, Warsaw) was a Polish classical composer of Slovak origin.

He visited Warsaw for the first time in 1773: this year the publishing house of J. Engel issued some harpsichord works by Kamieński (today lost).

He gave piano and singing lessons, held an inn in Warsaw (on Świętojerska street) and organized public concerts at Dulfowski manor house.

Coloratura and espressivo arias combine with typical village songs and Polish dances, of which polonaise is the most popular.

Kamieński also composed Krótki rys o egzystencji najpierwszej oryginalnej opery polskiej (A Short Outline of the Original Polish Opera), published in Biblioteka Warszawska, iv (Warsaw, 1878).