Abstrakt: | A religious and patriotic hymn Boże, coś Polskę belongs to the repertoire of the most
popular 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 revived
many a time, in the 20th century artistic output, almost always performing a symbolic function
and connoting patriotic messages. The article presents a long history of the hymn Boże coś Polskę and its various content
and melodic variants. Next, it concentrates on the quotations from the hymn which are present
in the repertoire of the 20th century music. It takes two mass compositions using the
quotation from Boże, coś Polskę into account, i.e. Missa “Gaude Mater” in honorem
Resurectionic (!) Domini Nostri Jesu Christi (1920) — on a 4-voice male choir and organs opus
12 by Wacław Lachman and Missa Patriam liberam Benedic Domine (1947) on a 4-voice
mixed choir and organs 10 opus by priest Michał Krawczyk. Further on, it discusses the usage
of the quotation coming from Te Deum, a hymn by Krzysztof Penderecki, composed in
1980 on the occasion of the Polish Pope selection, in Symfonia polska from 1982 by
Krzysztof Meyer and two other works by Zygmunt Krauze, i.e. Tableau vivant on a chamber
orchestra from 1982 and Blanc-rouge on two orchestres from 1985. In each case, the role of
the quotation in the course of the composition was emphasised, as well as its function in the
work and significance for the reception of music. |