Pieśń Boże, coś Polskę w funkcji cytatu w polskiej muzyce artystycznej XX wieku
The hymn Boże, coś Polskę in the function of the quotation in the Polish art music of the 20th century

Author(s): Bogumiła Mika
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: A religious and patriotic hymn Boże, coś Polskę belongs to the repertoire of the mostpopular 20th century hymns. Composed to the text by Alojzy Feliński, between 1860—1919,it performed the function of the national anthem. In the form of the quotation, it revivedmany a time, in the 20th century artistic output, almost always performing a symbolic functionand connoting patriotic messages.The article presents a long history of the hymn Boże coś Polskę and its various contentand melodic variants. Next, it concentrates on the quotations from the hymn which are presentin the repertoire of the 20th century music. It takes two mass compositions using thequotation from Boże, coś Polskę into account, i.e. Missa “Gaude Mater” in honoremResurectionic (!) Domini Nostri Jesu Christi (1920) — on a 4-voice male choir and organs opus12 by Wacław Lachman and Missa Patriam liberam Benedic Domine (1947) on a 4-voicemixed choir and organs 10 opus by priest Michał Krawczyk. Further on, it discusses the usageof the quotation coming from Te Deum, a hymn by Krzysztof Penderecki, composed in1980 on the occasion of the Polish Pope selection, in Symfonia polska from 1982 byKrzysztof Meyer and two other works by Zygmunt Krauze, i.e. Tableau vivant on a chamberorchestra from 1982 and Blanc-rouge on two orchestres from 1985. In each case, the role ofthe quotation in the course of the composition was emphasised, as well as its function in thework and significance for the reception of music.

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