Wymiary czasu, dźwięku i ciszy. Krzysztof Penderecki i sacrum
Dimensions of Time, Sound and Silence. Krzysztof Penderecki and the Holy

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses certain aspects of a spiritual dimension in the music of Krzysztof Penderecki,seen from a perspective by himself, inspired by his crucial statements about his ownart. “Restoring of the metaphysical space, crushed by the 20th century disasters” requiresrethinking the principles of our culture as well as seeking new artistic means of expression.The author, referring to six decades of Polish Requiem creator’s career, focuses on a few keyideas such as: number and parameter, time and space, metaphysics of sound, ethos of a workof art and holiness present in the music itself. This interpretation aims to throw light on lessexposed features of Penderecki’s music. However, in the author’s opinion, these featuresform its constant and important component through all periods of his artistic biography

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