Ludowa recepcja nabożeństw pasyjnych w wybranych parafiach południowo-wschodniej Polski
Folk Reception of Passion Services in Selected Parishes of Southeastern Poland

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the folk reception of passion services in selected parishes of southeastern Poland based on music transcriptions made by the author. Passion themes have occupied an important place in Polish folk piety since the 15th century. Until modern times, a rich repertoire of Lenten songs was created and many Lenten practices, both church and private, developed. The passion services, i.a. Stations of the Cross or Bitter Lamentations in folk reception show musical, textual and performance regional determinants, especially in southeastern Poland. Regardless of their songbook notation, in oral tradition they undergo the phenomenon of variability and function in many different variants: these are melodic-rhythmic, rhythmic, metrical, tonal, agogic, formal, and textual variants. Genetically folk services were also created. Attention is drawn to various performance determinants: the frequent metrelessness of the runs (thinking in musical phrase, referring to Gregorian chant), a folk predilection for melody ornamentation, and singing in a rubato manner.

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