Career
Szarzyński was a Cistercian monk. Virtually nothing else is known of his life. He may have been involved with the choir of the Collegiate Church at Lowicz, where many of his compositions were preserved.
All but one of his surviving works are sacred in nature.
He wrote solo motets for voice, violin, and continuo, which are in concertato style. He also wrote a number of choral works.
Many of his pieces interpolate melodies from popular religious tunes. His lone surviving nonreligious work is a sonata for two violins and continuo.