Na pograniczu liturgii i ceremonii. W poszukiwaniu specyfiki muzycznego opracowania hymnu Te Deum w twórczości Józefa Elsnera
On the Border between Liturgy and Ceremony. In Search of the Specifics of Musical Arrangement of the Hymn Te Deum in the Works of Józef Elsner

Summary/Abstract: Published in 1815 and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I, Te Deum by Józef Elsner illustrates the trend of religious texts, the function of which can be considered in the context of liturgical celebrations as well as secular ceremonies. On the one hand, this composition is part of the rich traditions of Silesian church music, which the composer was associated with by birth and education. On the other hand, it reflects the state of the development of the 19th century musical culture in Poland, which the greater part of his life was associated with. The compositions mentioned in the article, intended for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra, consist of five contrasted parts, and are stylistically maintained in the trend of the religious creativity characteristic of Central Europe at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which can also be seen in a number of other works by Elsner.

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