Composer
Krzysztof Penderecki
Wrote Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for fifty-two strings playing sounds nobody had notated before, then turned back towards tonality and lost half his admirers.
Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki was a Polish composer and conductor. His best-known works include Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Symphony No. 3, his St Luke Passion, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis and Utrenja. His oeuvre includes five operas, eight symphonies and other orchestral pieces, a variety of instrumental concertos, choral settings of mainly religious texts, as well as chamber and instrumental works.
- Born
- 1933-11-23, Debica, PolandA Thursday
- Died
- 2020-03-29, Krakow, PolandA Sunday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Poland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1933-11-23, Debica, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 19°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 20°51′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 24°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 24°35′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2020-03-29, Krakow, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 25°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 29°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 24°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 0°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 5°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 24°48′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Krzysztof Penderecki was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.