Viachlasné slovenské duchovné piesne v rukopisnom evanjelickom kancionáli SK-Mms, B III/107 zo 17. storočia
Multi-part Slovak Hymns in the Manuscript Lutheran Hymnbook SK-Mms, B III/107, from the 17th century
Author(s): Peter RuščinSubject(s): Cultural history, Music, Theology and Religion, 17th Century, History of Art
Published by: Ústav hudobnej vedy Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Slovak Lutheran hymnbook; baroque; multi-part adaptation of Slovak hymn; boys’ choir
Summary/Abstract: Th e four four-part hymn adaptations in a manuscript Slovak Lutheran hymnbook without title page (SK-Mms, B III/107) are among the few documented examples of choir adaptations of Slovak hymns in the 17th century. Th is source, of Central Slovakian provenance, which has not been known hitherto, documents liturgical singing by Slovaks in one of the church choirs of that region at the close of the 17th century.
Journal: Musicologica Slovaca
- Issue Year: 2/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 38-72
- Page Count: 35
- Language: Slovak