Percussion considerations of the Passion of the Lord
Percussion considerations of the Passion of the Lord

Summary/Abstract: Among many musical genres, one of the most important places is passion. The contemplations of the Passion of Christ through various means of expression have for many years been centered around two works by Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion according to St. John and according to St. Matthew – which are the original and deep musical interpretations of this genre. In the twentieth century the greatest composers referenced to this tradition, among them Krzysztof Penderecki (Passio et mors Domini Nostri Iesum Christi secundum Lucam, 1966), Paweł Mykietyn (The Passion according to St. Mark, 2008), expanding arsenal of musical means of expression to the level of 20-age-old expression. Contemporary composers introduced to the passion music, among others. percussion instruments, whose sound from the dawn of history was connected with various forms of sacrum. This article deals with Carminie Crucis by Stanisław Moryto – a work in which the sounds of elaborate percussion sets talk about the passion of Jesus Christ. The author – active drummer, apart from the analysis of individual parts of the cycle, devotes much attention to executive issues, presenting readers with ready technical and interpretative solutions.

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