Between Italy, Dalmatia and Bosnia: fra Petar Knežević’s Books of Chant (Sinj and Visovac 1767–1768) on the Occasion of their 250th Anniversary Cover Image
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Između Italije, Dalmacije i Bosne. Kantuali fra Petra Kneževića (Sinj i Visovac 1767/1768) u povodu 250. obljetnice nastanka
Between Italy, Dalmatia and Bosnia: fra Petar Knežević’s Books of Chant (Sinj and Visovac 1767–1768) on the Occasion of their 250th Anniversary

Author(s): Hana Breko Kustura
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Croatian Literature, 18th Century
Published by: Franjevačka teologija Sarajevo
Keywords: fra Petar Knežević; books of chant; Sinj; Visovac; cantus fractus; Misa u Harvatski jezik (‘Mass in Croatian’); Credo cingalinum; Misa quotidiana;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents comparative research on books of chant copied by fra Petar Knežević (1701–1768). They are known as Kyriali and are today kept in the Franciscan monasteries in Sinj and on the island of Visovac.Two books of chant were copied in Sinj in 1767 and are sources for cantusfractus in Dalmatia. Both manuscripts by fra Knežević are dedicated to the Holy Virigin Mary, venerated in Sinj, and known as Čudotvorna Gospa Sinjska (Miraculous Virgin Mary of Sinj). The main purpose of this new research is to compare the chant features from Knežević’s Kyriale with similar phenomena known as canto fratto italiano or cantus fractus, which have been present in the Italian Franciscan repertoire from the seventeenth century onwards.

  • Page Range: 601-622
  • Page Count: 22
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: Croatian