Hungarian Music

Author(s): Zoltán Falvy,Béla Szilárd Javorszky / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Other than brief observations that appeared in a few chronicles, such as those concerning the siege of Kiev when Nestor wrote that the Hungarians conquered the city with song, or Ekkehard’s report from the age of raids (the 9th and 10th centuries) that the horns of war called the Hungarians to battle from St. Gallen, there is no credible information on our ancient musical world. Th e Hungarian tribes that approached the Carpathian Mountains, together with the Kabars, encountered the customs and rites of the Eastern Church through their contacts with Byzantium. Vocal and notated codices of the Byzantine liturgy in the centuries when the Hungarian state was established, however, have not survived. Th e fi rst Christian king of Hungary, Saint Stephen, turning to Catholicism, furnished books containing liturgical customs, including codices with musical notation to every ecclesiastical centre, including the Mount Márton Benedictine monastery of Pannonhalma. The Hungarian centres quickly learned the Gregorian chants that accompanied the Western rites.

Далеко разносящиеся звуки Венгрии

Author(s): Zoltán Falvy,Béla Szilárd Javorszky / Language(s): Russian Publication Year: 0

Other than brief observations that appeared in a few chronicles, such as those concerning the siege of Kiev when Nestor wrote that the Hungarians conquered the city with song, or Ekkehard’s report from the age of raids (the 9th and 10th centuries) that the horns of war called the Hungarians to battle from St. Gallen, there is no credible information on our ancient musical world. Th e Hungarian tribes that approached the Carpathian Mountains, together with the Kabars, encountered the customs and rites of the Eastern Church through their contacts with Byzantium. Vocal and notated codices of the Byzantine liturgy in the centuries when the Hungarian state was established, however, have not survived. Th e fi rst Christian king of Hungary, Saint Stephen, turning to Catholicism, furnished books containing liturgical customs, including codices with musical notation to every ecclesiastical centre, including the Mount Márton Benedictine monastery of Pannonhalma. The Hungarian centres quickly learned the Gregorian chants that accompanied the Western rites.

Osobowość dyrygenta i jej wpływ na poziom artystyczno-warsztatowy zespołu

Author(s): Iwona Wiśniewska-Salamon / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author of the paper discusses the concept of the personality of the conductor and the influence of the activities of the leader upon the artistic and musicianship-related standards of an ensemble. She presents the ways of conducting an ensemble-based execution of music and the development of the relationships between the forms of creative output and the development of musical ensembles in the particular periods of the history of music. She also presents in a comprehensive manner the role of the conductor in the modern world, the conductor who performs the function of a manager, negotiator mediator and organiser of artistic endeavours, as well as a coordinator who drafts the artistic schedule of an ensemble and a partner in the establishment of contacts with other choirs.

Odpowiedzialność w zespole chóralnym według filozofii próby Jamesa Jordana

Author(s): Krzysztof Dudzik / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Postęp i sukces – determinanta działań artystycznych w amatorskim zespole śpiewaczym Rozwój świadomości muzycznej chórzysty

Author(s): Joanna Glenc / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The essence of the paper consists in the discussion of the activities whose purpose is to produce the positive development of a songster in amateur choir ensembles. On the basis of the long-standing experience of the author in the work with amateur choirs she indicates progress and success as the determinant of artistic activities in a songster ensemble. The development of the musical awareness of the choir singer is a process which is directly influenced by concert-related activities, recording sessions, rehearsals, the conductor, instances of friendship and the resulting social relations. A presentation of the experiences associated with the directing of an amateur choir ensemble whose artistic standards have been already developed – an ensemble which is featured in international choir festivals in the country and beyond – demonstrates that progress and success furnish a great deal of enjoyment associated with performing music to the performers.

Metodyka pracy dyrygenta z chórami szkół muzycznych I i II stopnia oraz chórami akademickimi

Author(s): Tomasz Giedwiłło / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The purpose of the paper is to familiarise the audience with the organisation of the work and the methodology of conducting rehearsals with various kinds of choirs. The problems which are discussed are based on the author’s own experiences associated with the work with choirs of the Zespół Szkół Muzycznych in Tychy (the choir of the music school of the 1st level), of the Państwowa Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna in Katowice (the girl choir of the music school of the second level) and of the Academic Choir of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The author enumerates common features associated with the work with each ensemble and he also indicates the differences which are associated with the age and the skills of the choir singers.

Sborové soutěže a soutěžní festivaly z hlediska porotce (i z hlediska sbormistra soutěžícího sboru)

Author(s): Jiří Kolář / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

The text discusses the participation in choral competitions and festivals from the point of view of a juror and that of the director of a choir ensemble. It presents the participation in competitions as an opportunity to prepare the repertoire that was chosen in a diligent manner. There is a comprehensive discussion of the disciplines/criteria in which the juror evaluates: the sound and the culture of sound of a choir, the standards of vocal technique, the intonation- and rhythm-related precision, the adequate employment of means of musical expression, especially dynamics and tempo, the stylishness of interpretation, the drama of the competition programme, the contact of the choir with the conductor and the general impression. There is also a presentation of the examples of descriptive evaluation of ensembles which were presented during choir competitions.

Harmony studies for choir conductors in Latvia

Author(s): Ēvalds Daugulis / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Metody pracy dyrygenckiej w zespole orkiestrowym

Author(s): Mirosław Kordowski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author discusses the main problems associated with the directing and the functioning of amateur brass bands on the basis of an example furnished by the Brass Orchestra of the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Pruszcz, which is led by the Author. The text presents the types of brass bands, with a detailed description of the instrumentarium. In order to enhance the presentation of the peculiarities of amateur brass bands, the Author presents the line-up of the orchestra he leads, the arrangement of the orchestra during concerts and marching (parades), and the criteria of inclusion to the orchestra. The author also focuses on the realisation of works based on national dances in the orchestra. He also presents exercises whose mastery is intended to yield correct intonation, articulation and dynamics in the orchestra band.The basis of all band-related activities is constituted by the appropriately understood discipline of work and active cooperation of all band members. It also furnishes a great deal of situations which facilitate noble competition. The band members are united by a common goal, which forms their attitudes and integrates the band. Participation in a band performs a very important role – it enables the appealing management of one’s free time. In the course of common activities, band members develop links of friendship, team spirit, support and kindness.

Międzynarodowy Festiwal Chórów „Gaude Cantem” im. Kazimierza Fobera w Bielsku-Białej – jeden z wielu, a jednak wyjątkowy

Author(s): Jadwiga Sikora / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

This year, the Kazimierz Fober “Gaude Cantem” International Choir Festival will be held for the tenth time in Bielsko-Biała. The history of the celebration of the song Gaude Cantem, for this was the original name of the event, dates back to 1996. It was in that year that “Gaude Cantem” was organised for the first time in Oświęcim, as the most important festival of songster ensembles of the year based in the Bielsko Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras. The venue for the first three editions of “Gaude Cantem” (1996–1998) was provided by Oświęcim. Subsequently, the event was transferred to Bielsko-Biała where the event was to be organised ever after. Since 2001, each time the programme includes the following: a competition-based festival and afternoon concerts organised in Bielsko-Biała and in various towns of the bielski region. The most recent stage in the history of “Gaude Cantem” began in 2005 when an international competition became a part of the event. Among the choirs which participated in the Festival in 2005–2013 there were representatives of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Macedonia, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine and Poland. Since 2012 the festival is accompanied by musical workshops for choirs whose representatives are interested in them. For three years, the programme of the Festival was also enhanced by a seminar for choir conductors. The programme-related novelty of this year’s 10th anniversary edition will be the Festival of the Senior Citizens’ Choirs. During 18 years the humble one-day Celebration of Song was transformed into a magnificent four-day International Festival of Choirs, which is attended by the best songsters and the brilliant conductors from Poland and beyond. “Gaude Cantem! – Enjoy the song!”. Let the joy of singing become a true determinant of the Festival. Let the beautiful choral singing develop the artistic sensibility of the performers and the audience, let it integrate communities, let it make people live in a better world.

Polski Związek Chórów i Orkiestr Oddział w Bielsku-Białej W roku jubileuszowym 40-lecia działalności

Author(s): Jadwiga Sikora / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author presents the activities, the functioning, the premise and the aims of the Bielsko branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras in the 40th anniversary year of social activities. The Bielsko Branch of the PZChiO has existed for 40 years. It unites 26 ensembles (20 choirs and six orchestras). The bands represent high artistic standards. Their representatives are laureates of many Polish and international competitions. The Branch organises five regular events, which became a fixture of the musical calendar of the Branch. These events are the following: the “Złota trąbka” Festival of Brass Orchestras, the Kazimierz Fober Gaude Cantem Internation Choir Festival, the “Spotkania z kolędą” Festival of Christmas Carols and Pastorałki, the Adoramus Te Christe Ecumenical Meetings with Lent-related Songs, and the “Trojok Śląski” – the Celebration of the Silesian Choral Song (held every four years). The oldest choirs and orchestras which are the members of the confraternity also belong to the Branch. In her article, the author mentions prof. Józef Świder – a great musician, the composer of choral songs, an artist, a social activist and a friend of choirs who collaborates with the Bielsko Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras.

Charakterystyka twórczości Henryka Jana Botora na przykładzie kompozycji Stań się!

Author(s): Joanna Nowicka / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The text of the author consists of two parts. In the first part, the author presents a comprehensive profile of a composer, Henryk Jan Botor – his life, the characteristics of his output and an elenchus of his compositions. The second part is devoted to the work entitled Stań się! – the origin and the inspirations of this work and the numerous instances of sheet music which illustrate the brilliance of this composition.

Związki Józefa Świdra z festiwalem Śląskie Dni Muzyki Współczesnej

Author(s): Bogumiła Mika / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

In the paper, the author describes Józef Świder’s relations with the Śląskie Dni Muzyki Współczesnej festival. The first part features a comprehensive description of Józef Świder’s relations with the Katowice branch of the Association of Polish Composers. There is also a presentation of the Śląskie Dni Muzyki Współczesnej festival. The bulk of the text is devoted to Józef Świder’s relations with the Śląskie Dni Muzyki Współczesnej festival. They are considered in three perspectives: the organisation-, repertoire- and generation-related perspectives.

Wątki ludowe w działaniach kompozytorskich Józefa Świdra

Author(s): Danuta Zoń-Ciuk / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author of the article presents the figure of Józef Świder – a well-known composer and pedagogue in the perspective of his relations with the Ziemia Cieszyńska and the Upper Silesia region. The attention of the author is focused on the unfamiliar output inspired by the folklore of these regions. The composer’s own experiences in the capacity of a conductor enabled the author to present a description of one of the works of the artist intended for a mixed a cappella choir. She defined its melodic, rhythmic, harmonic and textual structure and she found the folk sources, describing the extent to which they were used in the treatment of the composer. She demonstrated the practical means of solving execution-related problems which appear in the process of the realisation of the work with an amateur ensemble.

Józef Świder – przyjaciel śpiewaków i muzyków, współtwórca świetności amatorskiego ruchu chóralnego i orkiestrowego

Author(s): Andrzej Wójcik / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Józef Świder – an honorary member of the Silesian Association of Choirs and Orchestras, was honoured by the Laureateship of the Century presented by the Association of the Silesian Associations of Songsters… In the private notes of the 1990s he wondered: “Will there be my legacy in this movement?”. In 1968–1974 in the then Silesian branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras he performed the function of an artistic director. The protocols of the Association, the “Śpiewak Śląski” periodical and the Warsaw-based “Życie Muzyczne” (originally “Życie Śpiewacze”) preserved distinct marks of this activity. A significant role in the development of the contacts of the young musician with choirs was played by the church choir of the St. Anne parish in his native town of Czechowice. It was there that Świder established the Stanisław Moniuszko choir in 1955. These early musical experiences account for the permanence of the warm and reciprocated relation of the composer with the songster movement. The popularisation of his figure and his output is supported by various initiatives (the Józef Świder International Festival of Music in Cieszyn, the Polish-wide “Cantus” Choral Festival in Katowice). Thus, the academic and the amateur songster movement celebrates the memory of the artist, teacher and social activist, the creator of works which are performed in great international events and during friendly meetings of the enthusiasts of songs.

Werkbetrachtung von Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (2012–2014) von Józef Świder

Author(s): Otfried Richter / Language(s): German Publication Year: 0

Otfried Richter gliedert seine Betrachtungen in fünf Teile. Zunächst beschreibt der Autor, wie es zu der Komposition Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied kam. Der Bayerische Musikschultag war der entscheidende Anlass, ein Auftragswerk bei Józef Świder anzufragen, ob eine Bereitschaft für ein solch umfangreiches Werk grundsätzlich besteht. Dabei wird eine kurze Abhandlung über das bayerische Musikschulwesen, hier insbesondere die Sing- und Musikschule der Stadt Memmingen, dessen Direktor der Autor ist, vorgestellt. Der zweite Teil befasst sich mit der Textgrundlage des Werkes und den Aufführenden. Im dritten Teil beleuchtet Richter die fünf einzelnen Sätze der Komposition in einer musikalischen Analyse. Das weltberühmte Pater noster wird zum Inhalt im vierten Teil. Hierbei berücksichtigt der Autor vor allem die Ausführungsvorgaben der Komposition. Im letzten Teil gibt Richter einen Ausblick zur Erstellung für ein wissenschaftliches Werkverzeichnis.

Józef Świder o sobie. Z prywatnych zapisków

Author(s): Andrzej Śnioszek / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author describes in a very personal way his private relations with his Grandfather – Józef Świder. The paper is based on the auto-thematic statements of Józef Świder, especially on the personal notes, which were written during the course of almost sixty years, and also on the basis of official interviews with the Composer.

Muzyka na peryferiach uwagi. Od "musique d’ameublement" do audiomarketingu

Author(s): Sylwia Makomaska / Language(s): Polish

The book is an attempt to obtain the interdisciplinary insight into the musical culture of the 20th and 21st centuries through the prism of "acoustic wallpaper". The author indicates the connections between functional concepts, in which background music is an instrument of social influence (Muzak and audiomarketing), and artistic concepts (Erik Satie and musique d'ameublement, Brian Eno and ambient music) intended to create a neutral background filling the public space. She deals with the issues of acoustic engineering in the public space, combining three basic research perspectives: musicological, psychological and marketing, taking into account theoretical, historical and empirical approaches.

Политическите послания в турските сериали по българските телевизии и "Нетфликс"

Author(s): Zhana Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 10/2021

The text presents the main conclusions based on the study of the political messages in the Turkish series broadcasted on Bulgarian television and on Netflix. The main political messages in the series, showed on Bulgarian television, are the responsibility for decisions, connect with the life of a woman and a child. Among the important political topics are: migration, education abroad and returning home, conflicts between rich and poor.

Международната научна конференция „Поп-култура, поп-политика: дигиталният обрат“, посветена на проф. Ивайло Дичев

Author(s): Niya Neykova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 16/2024

44 scientists participated in the International Scientific Conference dedicated to Prof. Ivaylo Dichev, on the topic: Pop-culture, Pop-politics: The Digital Turn. Interdisciplinary Analyses Of The Intersectionality Between Media, Cultures And Politics. The conference concludes the research project "Pop-culture, pop-politics: The digital turn. Interdisciplinary analyses of the intersection between media, cultures and politics" of the Sofia University. The conference was implemented with the help of the Cultural Studies Network, the journal "Seminar_BG", the Department of "Radio and Television" of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of "History and Theory of Culture" at the Faculty of Philosophy, together with scientists from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.