Aby słowo Boże dzięki śpiewowi wśród ludzi przebywało

• Authors: Wojciechowska Kalina

Title variants

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May the singing make the Word of Lord be among people

• Languages of publication: PL DE EN

Abstracts

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The article presents Martin Luther, the Reformer as a musician and theologian of music. From his early age, Luther played the lute well, later on also the flute and sang.When Luther studied in Eisenach, he had music lessons. Because music was taught in a mathematical manner, Luther acquired good understanding of the theory of harmonics. He learned to distinguish between different musical genres. In the monastery, already as a monk, he could refine his skills. Later on Lutherwas able to transcribe and adapt folk melodies (contrafactum) and to harmonise them as well as to write music for psalms. The Reformer himself composed 36 hymns for German texts. As Luther reformed the liturgy, he accorded full importance to the sermon as well as to community singing. The singing was defined as an assertion of faith and spiritual commentary on biblical texts.Music was at the heart of the Lutheran Reformation. Luther’s theology of music is formed through the conviction that music is a particularly beautiful and unique offering of the divine creation. „Music is a gift from God and next to theology” – wrote Luther.Music also moves human hearts. To bring people joy and to praise the Lord is the music’s true task and service.

Keywords

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Martin Luther; theology of music; music theory; Lutheran reformation

• Publisher: Parafia Ewangelicko-Augsburska w Gdańsku z siedzibą w Sopocie
• Journal: Gdański Rocznik Ewangelicki
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 189-196

Contributors

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Wojciechowska Kalina

• jest profesorem w Katedrze Wiedzy Nowotestamentowej i Języka Greckiego ChAT oraz profesorem EWST we Wrocławiu, wykłada również na wydziale ArtesLiberales UW. Jest członkinią Komitetu Nauk Teologicznych PAN, Zespołu Języka Religijnego Rady Języka Polskiego przy Prezydium PAN oraz Międzywyznaniowego Zespołu Tłumaczy Towarzystwa Biblijnego w Polsce; jej zainteresowania naukowe koncentrują się wokół analizy ksiąg narracyjnych Nowego Testamentu.