Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941) was born in Poland.
He was a famous pianist, composer and politician. He
had an interest in music from a young age and started
piano lessons with a private tutor. In 1872 at the age
of 12 years, he travelled to the capital city of
Poland, Warsaw, where he was accepted into the Warsaw
Conservatorium. He graduated in 1878 whereupon he was
offered work as a tutor of piano at his alma mater. His
later succeeded in a career of international
concertizing in which he...(+)
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941) was born in Poland.
He was a famous pianist, composer and politician. He
had an interest in music from a young age and started
piano lessons with a private tutor. In 1872 at the age
of 12 years, he travelled to the capital city of
Poland, Warsaw, where he was accepted into the Warsaw
Conservatorium. He graduated in 1878 whereupon he was
offered work as a tutor of piano at his alma mater. His
later succeeded in a career of international
concertizing in which he dazzled audiences with his
piano prowess. He had an interest in politics
throughout his life, and served as prime minister and
foreign minister of Poland in 1919.
The recorder is a woodwind instrument and member of the
family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes.
The fipple or block is a wooden plug found at the mouth
of the instrument. This plug constricts the air as the
player blows into the end of the instrument. There are
holes for seven fingers, with the lower one or two
often doubled to facilitate the production of
semi-tones. There is also a hole for the thumb of the
uppermost hand.