Litany to the Virgin Mary (Szymanowski)

Litania do Marii Panny
Litany to the Virgin Mary
by Karol Szymanowski
The composer
Opus59
Textby Jerzy Liebert
LanguagePolish
Composed1930-1933 (1930-1933)
DedicationAnna Iwaszkiewiczowa
Performed13 October 1933 (1933-10-13)
Published1951
Movementstwo
Vocal
Instrumentalorchestra

The Litany to the Virgin Mary (Polish: ''Litania do Marii Panny), Op. 59, is a sacred choral composition by Karol Szymanowski, written from 1930 to 1933 and scored for soprano soloist, a women's choir, and orchestra. The work is divided into two movements on a Polish text of the Litany to the Virgin Mary by Jerzy Liebert. Dedicated to Anna Iwaszkiewiczowa, it was first performed in 1933, conducted by Grzegorz Fitelberg. The work was first published in 1951.