Background
He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov.
composer rector Catholic priest
He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov.
Zawisza finished German gymnasium in Bielsko and Theological faculty in Olomouc.
He was a pupil of Czechoslovakian composer Josef Nešvera. Zawisza was ordained as a priest on 23 July 1902. Then he became curate in Petrovice u Karviné, Dolní Bludovice, Niemiecka Lutynia, Strumień and Cieszyn.
On 1 July 1911 he became a rector in Těrlicko.
He collaborated with Gwiazdka Cieszyńska and Zaranie Śląskie magazines. Zawisza conducted historical and etnographic research and wrote also several books: Dzieje Strumienia (History of Strumień), Dzieje Karwiny (History of Karwina) and Śpiewnik góralski (Highlander"s songbook).
And operas Dożynki, Święta Barbara and Czarne diamenty, symphonic poem Znad brzegów Olzy and symphony Z niwy śląskiej.