Description of the monastery’s musical and liturgical tradition as an attempt to save nun’s own world in the face of inevitable changes Cover Image

Opis tradycji muzyczno-liturgicznych klasztoru jako próba ocalenia własnego świata w obliczu nieuchronnych przemian
Description of the monastery’s musical and liturgical tradition as an attempt to save nun’s own world in the face of inevitable changes

Author(s): Magdalena Walter-Mazur
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Music, 18th Century, History of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Benedictine nuns convent in Lvov; directorium; liturgy; musical culture; suppressions;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the customary of the Benedictine nuns of Lviv, i.e. a text of a memorative and normative character concerning the organization of time in the monastery and, in particular, the manner of celebrating the liturgy and paraliturgical rites on all days of the liturgical year. It contains recommendations on the type of musical setting of particular services on a given day, depending on its liturgical rank, and often shows the original details of the tradition of celebrating a given feast in the Benedictine monastery in Lviv.

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2018
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 513-527
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish