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Piotr Perkowski (17 March 1901 in Oweczacze (Овечаче, Ovechache, now Druzhne), Vinnytsia Oblast, now in Ukraine – 12 August 1990 in Otwock) was a Polish composer.
Perkowski studied at the Music Academy in Warsaw, and in Paris with Albert Roussel. He was a professor and a director at the Conservatory of Toruń (1936–1939). During World War II in occupied Poland he took part in the underground music movement, and fought in the Warsaw Uprising. After 1945, he was a composition teacher in Warsaw and Wroclaw. His pupils included Piotr Moss.
Perkowski composed film music (Żołnierz zwycięstwa, 1953), radio opera (Girlandy, 1961), five ballets, a cantata, two violin concertos and several songs.
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GenderMale
Birthday1901-03-17
Deathday1990-08-12 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceDruzhne, Ukraine
CitizenshipsPoland
AwardsWork Flag Order, 1st class, Honorary badge "For Merits for Warsaw", Badge of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Gold Cross of Merit with Swords, Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence, Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence, Odznaka tytułu honorowego „Zasłużony Nauczyciel PRL”, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Cross of Valour
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