Music of Poland

By Claudia Pawlikowski

VERY BEGINNING

• 13th century• Manuscripts found• Bogurodzica-oldest polish hymn • Origins unclear• Anthem before Battle of

Grunwald• Battle w/ Turkish army at Varna

in 1444• Accompanied coronation

ceremonies of first Jagiellonian kings

Bogurodzica- “Mother of God” -10th and 13th century

PolishBogurodzica dziewica, Bogiem sławiena Maryja,U twego syna Gospodzina Matko zwolena, Maryja!Zyszczy nam, spuści nam.Kyrie elison!Twego dziela Krzciciela, bożycze,Usłysz głosy, napełń myśli człowiecze.Słysz modlitwę, jąż nosimy,A dać raczy, jegoż prosimy:A na świecie zbożny pobyt,Po żywocie rajski przebyt.Kyrie elison!

EnglishVirgin, Mother of God, God-famed Mary!Ask Thy Son, our Lord, God-named Mary,To have mercy upon us and hand it over to us!Kyrie eleison!Son of God, for Thy Baptist's sake,Hear the voices, fulfill the pleas we make!Listen to the prayer we say,For what we ask, give us today:Life on earth free of vice;After life: paradise!Kyrie eleison!

http://staropolska.pl/download/Bogurodzica_mp3.html

"Bóg się rodzi” (God Is Being Born)

• Polish Christmas carol • Lyrics by Franciszek Karpinski -

1792• Composer unknown• Coronation for Polish Kings• Dates as far as reign of Stefan

Batory-16th century• National x-mas hymn of Poland• Considered national anthem

for short period

“One of the most beloved Polish Christmas Carols”

• Published in compilation entitled Pieśni nabożne (Songs of Piety) in 1792

• Book printed by Basilian monks printing shop in Suprasi

• Rhetorical tautology- repetition of meaning, form argument, truth of proposition cannot be disputed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-H4cU0Ji6A

PhoneticsBoog shewn roh-dzih, mots troo-hleh-yeh,Pahn ni-eh-bi-oh-soov, ob-nah-zhoh-nyh,Ogi-ehn kzhep-ni-eh, blask chem-ni-eh-yeh,Mah grah-ni-tseh Ni-eh-skon-choh-nyh.Vz-gar-dzoh-nyh, ok-ryh-tyh kwah-wown,Shmi-ehr-tel-nyh Krool nahd vi-eh-kah-mih!

Refrain:Ah Swoh-voh Chah-wem shewn stah-woh,Ih mi-ehsh-kah-wo mi-ewn-dzyh nah-mih.

Tsoozh mahsh ni-eh-boh,nahd zhi-eh-mi-ah-nyh?Boog poh-zhoo-chiwsh-chewn-s-cheh svoh-yeh.Vsheh mi-ewn-dzyh lood oo-ko-hah-nyh,Dzi-eh-lawnts z nihm troo-dyh ih znoh-yeh.Ni-eh-mah-wo cher-pi-ahw, ni-eh-mah-wo,Zes-myh byh-lee ween-nee sah-mee

Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje,Pan niebiosów, obnażony,Ogień krzepnie, blask ciemnieje,Ma granice Nieskończony.Wzgardzony, okryty chwałą,Śmiertelny Król nad wiekami !

Refrain:A Słowo Ciałem się stało,I mieszkało między nami.

Cóż masz niebo,nad ziemiany ?Bóg porzuciłszczęście swoje.Wszedł między lud ukochany,Dzieląc z nim trudy i znoje.Niemało cierpiał, niemało,Ześmy byli winni sami.

God is born, great powers tremble God is born, great powers tremble,Lord of Heaven lies forsaken.Fire is frozen, splendor darkens,feeble nature God has taken.Lowly born, yet Lord to Praises,Mortal yet the King of Ages.

Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje,Pan niebiosów, obnażony,Ogień krzepnie, blask ciemnieje,Ma granice Nieskończony.Wzgardzony, okryty chwałą,Śmiertelny Król nad wiekami !

17th Century

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEiCwEK3cM

• Baroque religious music (1600-1750)

• Concertos: voices, instruments, basso continuo (continued into 18th c.)

• Adam Jarzebski- “Chromatica”

“Tamburetta” “Nova Casa”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Alsatxt6M

Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1667-1734)- One of best Polish composers in

history- During his life, called Polish

Handel

Polonaise• One of 5 national dances in

Poland• Polonaise- slow dance of Polish

origin in 3/4 time• Rhythm close to that of Swedish

semiquaver or 16th note polska• Carnival parties• Always a first dance at a

Studniowka (100 days)• Polish equivalent of senior prom• Occurs approx. 100 days before

exams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dbGJJrshoU

Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble

• One of largest Polish folk ensembles

• Over 6,000 shows worldwide

• Worked with such notable Polish composers as Wojciech Kilar

• Most notable songs: Szła dzieweczka, Helokanie, Ondraszek, Głęboka studzienka, Karolinka.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv7vvbDVCLMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jwan6tgtt8

Classical Music (Get excited!)

• At end of 18th century, music evolved into national forms (like Polonaise)

• Most popular 19th Century Composers:

1. Józef Antoni Franciszek (fist folk influence into work)

2. Frédéric François Chopin

3. Ignacy Dobrzyński

• Important opera composers:

Karol Kurpiński and Stanisław Moniuszko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhgXjC70kE

Frédéric François Chopin

• ”Had the rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart-felt emotion, and his music is penetrated by a poetic feeling that has an almost universal appeal.... Present-day evaluation places him among the immortals of music by reason of his insight into the secret places of the heart and because of his awareness of the magical new sonorities to be drawn from the piano."[40]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUw78FXpG4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-4Bv5Ng0w

Beauty!