Janina Skowronska


Janina Skowronska was a Polish composer who is best remembered for her arrangements of folk songs, and for creating Little Chopin, a children’s musical based on the life and works of Frederic Chopin.
Skowronska was born to a Polish family in Germakowka. She studied music at the State Music College  in Wroclaw, Poland, and with Tadeusz Szeligowski. She received a diploma in 1961.
Skowronska’s compositions included:

Chamber

  • ''Theme and Variations''

Orchestra

  • Symphony

Piano

  • Preludes
  • Rondo
  • ''Waltz''

Theatre

  • ''Little Chopin''

Vocal