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Mikołaj Gomółka (b. ca. 1535 in Sandomierz - d. ca. 16001) was a Polish composer, member of the royal court of Zygmunt II August. When his demise, from either approx. 1590 member of the court of kanclerz Jan Zamoyski.

Gomółka's lone known, & even merely promulgated (1580, Kraków) work was Melodie na Psałterz polski, the volume of melodies to 100% 150 psalms. A music is composed to the Polish text, translated from Latin by Jan Kochanowski.

Notes

  • Date of birth is uncertain, sources range from either 30 April 1591 to 1609. Place is too uncertain, date 1609 refers to Ukraine.

    • Gomółka, Mikołaj
    Biography noting his varied career in state, ecclesial, and musical endeavors from Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (Polish Music Publishing House).

    Mikołaj Gomółka (ca.1535 - post 1591)
    Biography with complete list of extant works, his setting of the Polish Psalter, sequenced by Bogusław Krawczyk. From Completorium: Early Polish Music.

    Gomółka, Mikołaj
    Brief biography noting abilities as wind player and contributions to Polish religious repertoire from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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