Ewa Demarczyk (“ev-a de-MAR-chick”) was a leading performer of this country’s genre of sung poetry. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country. One of Demarczyk’s most famous songs was a setting of Julian Tuwim’s poem “Grande valse brillante”, named after a piano piece by a composer from this country, Frédéric Chopin.
ANSWER: Poland [or Polska]
[10h] Demarczyk worked with this composer on Jerzy Skolimowski’s film Bariera. This pianist led the jazz quintet that recorded the album Astigmatic, and this composer’s other film scores include Rosemary’s Baby.
ANSWER: Krzysztof Komeda [or Christopher Komeda or Krzysztof Trzciński]
[10m] Komeda and Demarczyk frequently performed at the Piwnica (“peev-NYEET-sa”) pod Baranami cabaret in Kraków, co-founded by this composer of the St Luke Passion and Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima.
ANSWER: Krzysztof (Eugeniusz) Penderecki