W twórczości muzycznej hiszpańskich kompozytorów dostrzegamy dość wyraźnie wyodrębniony nurt dzieł, dla których źródła inspiracji wyłoniły się z geograficzno-kulturowych toposów ojczystego kraju. W tytułach tego typu utworów pojawiają się nazwy regionów Hiszpanii (m.in. Asturia, Kastylia, Aragonia, Katalonia, Baskonia, Andaluzja), jej miast (np. Granada, Kadyks, Ronda, Jerez, Kordoba), nierzadko w ścisłym powiązaniu ze różnymi znaczącymi fenomenami historyczno-kulturowymi i artystycznymi (np. malarstwem Francisco Goi). Uwagę naszą przyciągną kompozycje czołowych twórców hiszpańskich z końca XIX i początku XX wieku: Francisco Tárregi (1852-1909), Isaaca Albéniza (1860-1909), Enrique Granadosa (1867-1916), Manuela de Falli (1876-1946) i Joaquina Turiny (1882-1949). Zaznaczmy, że będzie to jedynie zasygnalizowanie wskazanego zjawiska, głównie dla celów edukacyjnych; jego pełne i wszechstronne przedstawienie wymagałoby obszerniejszego studium.Różnorodność i kontrasty, które stanowią o specyficznym charakterze Hiszpanii, dają się zauważyć w wielu miastach tego kraju, a kultury arabska, żydowska i chrześcijańska – zarówno w swoich czystych przejawach, jak i tych będących rezultatem wzajemnych wpływów – tworzą dorobek historyczny i artystyczny trwale obecny do naszych czasów. Nadając utworom tytuły związane z ważnymi miejscami swojej ojczyzny – co istotne, z uwzględnieniem zakorzenionych w nich fenomenów kulturowych i muzycznych (folklor, tańce, pieśni, instrumentarium), kompozytorzy hiszpańscy, poprzez muzyczną „geografię”, utrwalili w pamięci kolejnych pokoleń „mapę” swojego kraju, zapewnili jednocześnie muzyce hiszpańskiej trwałe miejsce w kulturze światowej.Native Places in the Music of Spanish Composers of the 19th-20th centuries. A Didactic SuggestionSUMMARYIn the musical works of Spanish composers of the 19th and 20th centuries we can perceive a clearly distinguished trend of works for which inspiration sources emerged from the geographic-cultural topoi of their native country. The names of regions in Spain (e.g. Asturias, Castile, Andalusia), its towns (e.g. Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba) frequently appear in the titles of these types of work in close connection with various important historical-cultural phenomena, e.g. with the paintings of Francisco Goya). We see it in the compositions of leading Spanish composers of the late 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries: Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Isaac Albéniz (1860-1949), Enrique Granados (1867-1916), Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), and Joaquin Turina (1882-1949). In the article, the author discusses inter alia: Wspomnienia z Alhambry [Memories of Alhambra] by Tárrega, I Suita hiszpańska [Spanish Suite no. 1] and Iberia by Albéniz, Goyescas by Granados, Noce w ogrodach Hiszpanii [Nights in the Gardens of Spain] by de Falla. By giving their works the titles connected with important places of their motherland, including also various cultural and musical phenomena rooted in them (folklore, dances, songs, instrumentation), the Spanish composers commemorated “the map” of their country in the memories of subsequent generations, and at the same time, ensured Spanish music a constant place in the world culture.
Tekst jest opracowaniem interdyscyplinarnym. Traktuje o związkach malarstwa, poezji i muzyki. Trzy obrazy polskich malarzy (Jacek Malczewski, Wigilia na Syberii, Bronisław Wojciech Linke, Kanibalizm, Jerzy Krawczyk, Birkenau) stały się inspiracją dla poezji Jacka Kaczmarskiego, jego zaś wiersze (odpowiednio: Wigilia na Syberii, Kanapka z człowiekiem, Birkenau) zostały umuzycznione przez Zbigniewa Łapińskiego i Przemysława Gintrowskiego. Artykuł – mający charakter analityczny – odsłania drogę przekazu artystycznego od obrazu, poprzez słowo poetyckie, do ujęcia muzycznego.Three Poems by Jacek Kaczmarski, Inspired by Polish Painting. With Music by Zbigniew Łapiński and Przemysław GintrowskiSUMMARYThe article is an interdisciplinary study, which discusses interrelations between painting, poetry and music. Three pictures by Polish painters – Wigilia na Syberii [Christmas Eve in Siberia] by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929), Kanibalizm [Cannibalism] by Bronisław Wojciech Linke (1906-1962), and Birkenau by Jerzy Krawczyk (1921-1969) – became the inspiration for Jacek Kaczmarski’s (1957-2004) poetry; his poems in turn, as poetic reactions to the foregoing paintings, Wigilia na Syberii (1980), Kanapka z człowiekiem [Sandwich with a Man] (1980) and Birkenau (1981) respectively – were musicalized by Zbigniew Łapiński (b. 1947) and Przemysław Gintrowski (1951-2012), and performed by the trio of Kaczmarski, Łapiński, and Gintrowski (Wigilia na Syberii in 1981) and by Przemysław Gintrowski alone (Kanapka z człowiekiem in 2009, Birkenau in 1991). The three-part, analytical article reveals the process of artistic communication: from a picture, to the poetic word, to a songster’s interpretation.
The main premise of the presented study is to show the impact of World War Two events on the creative achievements of selected artists who treated these dramatic events as the direct source of inspiration. The primary object of interest are selected musical pieces composed in the twentieth and twenty-fi rst centuries, analyzed at the same time from the perspective of their correspondence with other domains of art: painting, sculpture, poetry, and partly with fi lm. The article discussed Arthur Honegger’s Second and Third Symphony, compositions: Diffrent Trains by Steve Reich, and Diaries of Hope by Zbigniew Preisner, and in the fi eld of fi ne art: inter alia the painting works by Izaak Celnikier, Xawery Dunikowski, Bronisław Wojciech Linke, and Andrzej Wróblewski, selected monument sculptures (e.g. in the Majdanek Concentration Camp in Lublin), and with special emphasis on works devoted to the tragedy of the Holocaust. An important aim of the paper is to show the possibility of utilizing the presented content in interdisciplinary teaching provided for in the Ministry of National Education’s core curriculum for general education in art subjects and the subject Knowledge of Culture.
Głównym założeniem niniejszego artykułu jest ukazanie dziejów pieśni fado oraz przybliżenie ich poetycko-muzycznej specyfiki. Stosownie do tego pierwszą część opracowania wypełni ogólny rys historyczny gatunku, drugą część natomiast poświęcimy omówieniu poetyki pieśni fado – rozpatrywanej od strony tekstu, cech muzycznych, z uwzględnieniem także roli najwybitniejszych śpiewaków.Fado – the Voice of PortugalSUMMARYFado – a characteristic genre of Portugal music which dates back to the mid-19th century – has gained importance and popularity for a several dozen years, not only in Portugal but in many other places in the world as well. Fado songs emanate with an emotional load and symbolic message especially due to the interpretations of expressive performers (such as Amalia Rodrigues or Mariza). Fado is, at the same time, one of the clearest genres in international circles of the world music and at the same time it is an image of the cultural identity of Portugal. It coexists with other genres of performative musical-poetic art, both popular and artistic ones; moreover as the matrix of identity of this country it is widespread among Portugal diaspora. The article presents the history of fado songs and their poetic-musical specifi city. The fi rst part of the study concerns historical description of the genre, the second part discusses the poetics of fado song – from the angle of its verbal text, music features, taking into consideration the most famous singers.
The article presents the teaching work of Beata Dąbrowska (1960-2016) at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Institute of Music. During over 30 years of her work at the University, Beata Dąbrowska – a conductor and teacher – educated several dozen graduates. As part of her teaching duties, she taught courses in choral conducting, reading the scores, vocal band, methodology of conducting vocal band, and in choir and choral literature. The classes in these subjects focused on choral music, which she liked the most. This text presents the methods and the style of her work during classes in choral conducting, reading the scores and choral literature. The description of her teaching, including, inter alia, manual and technical aspects of conducting, repertoire and interpretative issues, has been complemented with the remembrances by her students: graduates of the Institute of Music: Milena Lis and Izabela Urban and students – Kinga Rdzak and Jagoda Pondel. These memories confirm that Professor Dąbrowska – a person of great personal culture – conducted her classes with extreme calm and self-control. She was a demanding teacher but at the same time she created a warm and cordial atmosphere.
Professor Beata Dąbrowska – a conductor, teacher, and organizer of musical life, highly merited for Lublin’s musical culture and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) – died on 14th March 2016. She was born on 5th January 1960 in Lublin, She attended the Karol Lipiński Music School in Lublin, and then studied at the Frederic Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, from which she graduated in 1982 and received a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting. From 1982 until the end of her life she worked at the Institute of Music, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (until 2000 it was the Institute of Arts Education). In 1992 she received the first-grade qualification (today – a PhD equivalent) in the artistic discipline of conducting vocal and vocal-instrumental groups; in 1999 she received her second-grade qualification (now – a postdoctoral degree: Habilitated Doctor). In 2003 she was appointed Associate Professor of UMCS. In 2005 she became Head of the Institute of Music. She held this function till her death, combining it with multiple academic activities. At the same time she pursued her artistic activity. In 1987, together with her husband Dariusz Dąbrowski, she founded the Chamber Choir of the Henryk Wieniawski Music Society of Lublin, whose conductor she was for almost 30 years. She and the Choir gave several dozen vocal-instrumental concerts and over 300 concerts a cappella; they took part in many festivals and competitions in other countries and won awards and honors. Most often she performed in Lublin at religious and official state ceremonies, various jubilees, or anniversaries; many times she took part in Lublin concert series (inter alia Ars Chori, Spotkania Chórów Akademickich [Meetings of Academic Choirs]), she also gave concerts in other towns ( e.g. in Gdańsk, Grudziądz, Olsztyn, Toruń, Wrocław). She was engaged in many initiatives of Lublin’s music culture and, at the same time, she improved her skills (in 1990 she completed Podyplomowe Studium Chórmistrzowskie [Postgraduate Choirmaster Training Program at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz]). In 1995 she initiated in Lublin Międzynarodowe Dni Muzyki Chóralnej (International Days of Choir Music). She organized concerts in Lublin for many years. She was awarded many times for her dedicated and invaluable work, the formation of Lublin’s cultural image, and for the promotion of Polish culture in Poland and abroad.
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