The 18th Century Liturgical Shift in the Transylvanian and Hungarian  Reformed Church Mirrored in the Use of Graduals and Church Hymnals Cover Image

Egy liturgiai átmenet folyamata az erdélyi református egyházközségekben a 18. században közvetett forrásokból ismert graduálok és énekeskönyvek előfordulásai tükrében
The 18th Century Liturgical Shift in the Transylvanian and Hungarian Reformed Church Mirrored in the Use of Graduals and Church Hymnals

Author(s): József Tibor Kurta
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház
Keywords: 17th century; 18th century; chant; gradual; Hungarian Reformed Church; liturgy; plain chant; Transylvanian Reformed Church

Summary/Abstract: Plain chant in the native Hungarian tongue survived and was kept in ceremonial use by the Reformed Church in Hungary and Transylvania up to the end of the 18th century. The traditional ’gradual’ manuscripts also remained in daily use. (The term ’gradual’ has a special connotation for Hungarian Protestants. It is a liturgical book, which consists of chants or hymns selected from the Antiphonale, Responsoriale, Passionale, Psalterium, as well as some Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Credo, but not including Graduale or Benedictus.) The article provides an overview of the liturgical transition in the Transyl- vanian and Hungarian Reformed Church in the 17–18th centuries. Keywords: 17th century; 18th century; chant; gradual; Hungarian Reformed Church; liturgy; plain chant; Transylvanian Reformed Church

  • Issue Year: 123/2017
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 158-164
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Hungarian