Liturgical compositions of Gizela Maria Skop featured in the song book Exultate Deo and their pastoral reception through the example of the prayer book and the song book Droga do nieba Cover Image
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Kompozycje liturgiczne Gizeli Marii Skop zamieszczone w śpiewniku "Exultate Deo" i ich duszpasterska percepcja na przykładzie modlitewnika i śpiewnika "Droga do nieba"
Liturgical compositions of Gizela Maria Skop featured in the song book Exultate Deo and their pastoral reception through the example of the prayer book and the song book Droga do nieba

Author(s): Franciszek Koenig
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: liturgical chants; council reform; Exultate Deo; Droga do nieba (Road to Heaven);

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the composing output of Gizela Maria Skop (born 1939), the representative of the contemporary Polish composers of liturgical chants. Her compositions are embedded in the liturgical reform of Vatican Council II and emerged in close correlation to the biblical and liturgical texts. Thanks to the skilful combination of text and melody, her compositions gained a considerable appreciation and have become a part of the canon of the commonly used liturgical chants. In the article above the author discussed explicitly eighteen chants composed by Gizela M. Skop featured in both the liturgical song book Exultate Deo and the prayer book and song book Droga do nieba (Opole 2001, 2006). Making use of the composer’s personal comment, the author presented as far as possible the history of each chant, its textual foundation and its potential inspirations in the area of melodics. The significant element of the discussion are the indications concerning the use of chants within the framework of the liturgical celebrations throughout the entire liturgical year.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2015
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 129-159
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish