duke, diplomat, political figure of the Republic of Both Nations, one of the 1794 commander of the rebellion, 1802 Honorary member of Vilnius University, composer, author of polonaises and mazurkas popular in Europe.As a child, he was distinguished by his volatile imagination, musical talent, and intelligence. His first teacher was the French pedagogue Jean Rolay, the court musician Juzefs Kozlovskis (1757-1831) taught him the basics of music and how to play the piano, the violin was taught by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824), Jarnovičius and other famous teachers and musicians. He did not specifically study musical compositions, but created and published his works throughout his life.My uncle Mykolas Kazimieras Oginskis, 1764-1768, had a great influence in choosing his life path. Vilnius Voivodeship, 1768–1793 Grand Hetmon of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (LDK).in 1799 created the opera "Zelida and Valcourt, or Bonaparte in Cairo", polonaises (1794 - "Farewell to the Fatherland"), waltzes, mazurkas, marches, songs. The music of the Polish national anthem is also attributed to him.1826-1827 published 4 volumes of memoirs (which were published in Lithuanian in 2007-2010), in 1828 wrote the book "Letters about Music".
