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- Melodías de Auschwitz
- Mélodies d'Auschwitz
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1901-11-01
- Active to
- 1983-12-11
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- 77
- Total plays
- 213
Simon Laks studied mathematics in Vilnius before studying harmony, counterpoint and composition at the conservatory in Warsaw, his home town * left Poland in 1926, 1927–29 studied at Paris conservatory under Pierre Vidal und Henri Rabaud * played the violin in cafés, on an ocean steamer, accompanied silent films and worked as a music teacher * key person in the association of young Polish musicians in Paris * awards and performances of early works as: Blues symphonique, Wind Quintet, String Quar
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- date of birth
- 1901-11-01
- date of death
- 1983-12-11
- name in native language
- Simon Laks
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Dachau concentration camp
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Pithiviers
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symphonic poem
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Mercure de France
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Tadeusz Makowski
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