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FROM THE RELIGIOUS OBJECT TO THE PART OF DECORATION. CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT OF CARVED CRUCIFIXES IN KURPIE REGION (Od przedmiotu religijnego do elementu dekoracji. Wspólczesny kontekst rzezbionych krucyfiksów na Kurpiowszczyznie)

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Madej T.

Etnografia Polska

2009

vol. 53

issue 1-2

199-211

This articles focuses on carved crucifixes, works of travelling folk artists, which have survived throughout the years until the modern times in the privacy of Kurpie homes. This subject of figurative sculpture in the Kurpie region was very popular in the early twentieth century. In many houses families kept two crosses in the main room. One was small and metal while the other one large, wooden, usually made by the local artist, was set in the corner of the room. Jacek Oledzki wrote about a 'special adoration' with which crucifix was venerated. It was a testimony of establishing a house, family cross or memento of their ancestors. Nowadays this wooden sculpture is preserved only by a few families. The author focuses his attention on describing the contemporary context in which they operate and the their importance for the owners. Above all, he is interested in the role and the place of a crucifix in contemporary reality of Kurpie region. The work consists of materials 'collected' during research conducted in the framework of Ethnographic Laboratory 'Contemporary Religion: from ritual to performance' at Warsaw University in 2006 and 2007.

STANISLAW BRZOZOWY (1901-1983) AS A CLASSIC AMONG FOLK SINGERS (Stanislaw Brzozowy (1901-1983) jako klasyk wsród spiewaków ludowych)

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Dahlig P.

Przegląd Muzykologiczny

2003

issue 3

5-22

S. Brzozowy was one of the best singers in Northeastern Poland (Kurpie region in Northern Masovia). His repertoire was recorded several times between 1952-1979 and qualities of his performance mark him as a model representative of the archaic vocal culture in Kurpie. He could sing all types of songs including those not characteristic of male singers (wedding songs). Singing was for him a way of life, all the more that he spent much time in forests ('Green Wilderness'). His artistic perception was highly integrated. He was inspired also by the visual elements of landscape and nature (a tree, an animal and so on). Brzozowy also composed songs, but this does not mean that he invented each song, but rather he 'put everything in order' in the chosen song, modifying it slightly. While singing, he was completely absorbed in proper performance. His role among folk singers could be described as 'classical', because the musical tradition and actual performance created a state of equilibrium and presented the most mature expression of the local culture, including all specific manners of singing, e.g. harmonic tones in the beginnings and ending of songs, ornaments and timbre of voice. An interview with Brzozowy revealed his aesthetic attitudes, a characteristic tenderness, a sense of humour and a deep attachment to his environs.

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FROM THE RELIGIOUS OBJECT TO THE PART OF DECORATION. CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT OF CARVED CRUCIFIXES IN KURPIE REGION (Od przedmiotu religijnego do elementu dekoracji. Wspólczesny kontekst rzezbionych krucyfiksów na Kurpiowszczyznie)

STANISLAW BRZOZOWY (1901-1983) AS A CLASSIC AMONG FOLK SINGERS (Stanislaw Brzozowy (1901-1983) jako klasyk wsród spiewaków ludowych)