Przeobrażenia tekstowe w pieśniach adwentowych i bożonarodzeniowych zamieszczonych w Śpiewniku kościelnym M.M. Mioduszewskiego (1838) oraz w Śpiewniku kościelnym J. Siedleckiego (2015)
Text Transformations in Advent Songs and Christmas Carols Published in Śpiewnik kościelny by M.M. Mioduszewski (1938) and Śpiewnik kościelny by J. Siedlecki (2015)
Author(s): Beata BodziochSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: church song; church songbook; tradition; contemporary times; musical culture
Summary/Abstract: The comparative research undertaken concerns the repertoire of Advent songs and Christmas carols contained in two selected songbooks. Over the course of almost 200 years many textual changes have been made to the songs. These include changing the order, exchanging many words for others, replacing whole phrases and verses with new wording, and corrections in the number of stanzas. The tendency to modernise old texts and to reduce stanza is particularly noticeable. These processes are not the result of the natural evolution of language, but the result of the intervention of individuals. It is difficult to agree with many of the consequences of these interventions. The scale of transformation of the selected song group and the conclusions can only be more fully determined after a comparative study of the melody and rhythm of the songs.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 68/2020
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 103-112
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish