Sygnał polskiej kroniki filmowej i jego nieznane wersje z roku 1967
The Polish Film Chronicle signature tune and its unknown versions of 1967

Summary/Abstract: Polska Kronika Filmowa (The Polish Film Chronicle, PKF) opened in its early years (1945–51) with a bombastic music motif, a form of quotation. From 1952 onward, the title sequence was accompanied by a music piece specially composed by Władysław Szpilman, which was broadcast without any changes until 1994 and became the trademark of this newsreel, as well as a soundmark of the Polish audiosphere. One of its distinguishing features were its polonaise rhythms. The ionicus a minore formula, correlated with dynamic progressions (including modulations and remodulations) and a bugle-call-like melody – made this tune highly popular and recognisable. Sources found in the WFDiF (Warsaw Documentary Film Studio) prove, however, that alternative versions of the PKF signature tune were composed in 1967. These unpublished compositions by H.M. Górecki, W. Kilar and J. Maksymiuk were recorded along with Szpilman’s piece in two versions, one opening and the other – closing the newsreel.

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