Hungarian Music

Author(s): Zoltán Falvy,Béla Szilárd Javorszky / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Other than brief observations that appeared in a few chronicles, such as those concerning the siege of Kiev when Nestor wrote that the Hungarians conquered the city with song, or Ekkehard’s report from the age of raids (the 9th and 10th centuries) that the horns of war called the Hungarians to battle from St. Gallen, there is no credible information on our ancient musical world. Th e Hungarian tribes that approached the Carpathian Mountains, together with the Kabars, encountered the customs and rites of the Eastern Church through their contacts with Byzantium. Vocal and notated codices of the Byzantine liturgy in the centuries when the Hungarian state was established, however, have not survived. Th e fi rst Christian king of Hungary, Saint Stephen, turning to Catholicism, furnished books containing liturgical customs, including codices with musical notation to every ecclesiastical centre, including the Mount Márton Benedictine monastery of Pannonhalma. The Hungarian centres quickly learned the Gregorian chants that accompanied the Western rites.

Далеко разносящиеся звуки Венгрии

Author(s): Zoltán Falvy,Béla Szilárd Javorszky / Language(s): Russian Publication Year: 0

Other than brief observations that appeared in a few chronicles, such as those concerning the siege of Kiev when Nestor wrote that the Hungarians conquered the city with song, or Ekkehard’s report from the age of raids (the 9th and 10th centuries) that the horns of war called the Hungarians to battle from St. Gallen, there is no credible information on our ancient musical world. Th e Hungarian tribes that approached the Carpathian Mountains, together with the Kabars, encountered the customs and rites of the Eastern Church through their contacts with Byzantium. Vocal and notated codices of the Byzantine liturgy in the centuries when the Hungarian state was established, however, have not survived. Th e fi rst Christian king of Hungary, Saint Stephen, turning to Catholicism, furnished books containing liturgical customs, including codices with musical notation to every ecclesiastical centre, including the Mount Márton Benedictine monastery of Pannonhalma. The Hungarian centres quickly learned the Gregorian chants that accompanied the Western rites.

Osobowość dyrygenta i jej wpływ na poziom artystyczno-warsztatowy zespołu

Author(s): Iwona Wiśniewska-Salamon / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author of the paper discusses the concept of the personality of the conductor and the influence of the activities of the leader upon the artistic and musicianship-related standards of an ensemble. She presents the ways of conducting an ensemble-based execution of music and the development of the relationships between the forms of creative output and the development of musical ensembles in the particular periods of the history of music. She also presents in a comprehensive manner the role of the conductor in the modern world, the conductor who performs the function of a manager, negotiator mediator and organiser of artistic endeavours, as well as a coordinator who drafts the artistic schedule of an ensemble and a partner in the establishment of contacts with other choirs.

Odpowiedzialność w zespole chóralnym według filozofii próby Jamesa Jordana

Author(s): Krzysztof Dudzik / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Postęp i sukces – determinanta działań artystycznych w amatorskim zespole śpiewaczym Rozwój świadomości muzycznej chórzysty

Author(s): Joanna Glenc / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The essence of the paper consists in the discussion of the activities whose purpose is to produce the positive development of a songster in amateur choir ensembles. On the basis of the long-standing experience of the author in the work with amateur choirs she indicates progress and success as the determinant of artistic activities in a songster ensemble. The development of the musical awareness of the choir singer is a process which is directly influenced by concert-related activities, recording sessions, rehearsals, the conductor, instances of friendship and the resulting social relations. A presentation of the experiences associated with the directing of an amateur choir ensemble whose artistic standards have been already developed – an ensemble which is featured in international choir festivals in the country and beyond – demonstrates that progress and success furnish a great deal of enjoyment associated with performing music to the performers.

Metodyka pracy dyrygenta z chórami szkół muzycznych I i II stopnia oraz chórami akademickimi

Author(s): Tomasz Giedwiłło / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The purpose of the paper is to familiarise the audience with the organisation of the work and the methodology of conducting rehearsals with various kinds of choirs. The problems which are discussed are based on the author’s own experiences associated with the work with choirs of the Zespół Szkół Muzycznych in Tychy (the choir of the music school of the 1st level), of the Państwowa Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna in Katowice (the girl choir of the music school of the second level) and of the Academic Choir of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The author enumerates common features associated with the work with each ensemble and he also indicates the differences which are associated with the age and the skills of the choir singers.

Sborové soutěže a soutěžní festivaly z hlediska porotce (i z hlediska sbormistra soutěžícího sboru)

Author(s): Jiří Kolář / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

The text discusses the participation in choral competitions and festivals from the point of view of a juror and that of the director of a choir ensemble. It presents the participation in competitions as an opportunity to prepare the repertoire that was chosen in a diligent manner. There is a comprehensive discussion of the disciplines/criteria in which the juror evaluates: the sound and the culture of sound of a choir, the standards of vocal technique, the intonation- and rhythm-related precision, the adequate employment of means of musical expression, especially dynamics and tempo, the stylishness of interpretation, the drama of the competition programme, the contact of the choir with the conductor and the general impression. There is also a presentation of the examples of descriptive evaluation of ensembles which were presented during choir competitions.

Harmony studies for choir conductors in Latvia

Author(s): Ēvalds Daugulis / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Metody pracy dyrygenckiej w zespole orkiestrowym

Author(s): Mirosław Kordowski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

The author discusses the main problems associated with the directing and the functioning of amateur brass bands on the basis of an example furnished by the Brass Orchestra of the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Pruszcz, which is led by the Author. The text presents the types of brass bands, with a detailed description of the instrumentarium. In order to enhance the presentation of the peculiarities of amateur brass bands, the Author presents the line-up of the orchestra he leads, the arrangement of the orchestra during concerts and marching (parades), and the criteria of inclusion to the orchestra. The author also focuses on the realisation of works based on national dances in the orchestra. He also presents exercises whose mastery is intended to yield correct intonation, articulation and dynamics in the orchestra band.The basis of all band-related activities is constituted by the appropriately understood discipline of work and active cooperation of all band members. It also furnishes a great deal of situations which facilitate noble competition. The band members are united by a common goal, which forms their attitudes and integrates the band. Participation in a band performs a very important role – it enables the appealing management of one’s free time. In the course of common activities, band members develop links of friendship, team spirit, support and kindness.

Muzyka na peryferiach uwagi. Od "musique d’ameublement" do audiomarketingu

Author(s): Sylwia Makomaska / Language(s): Polish

The book is an attempt to obtain the interdisciplinary insight into the musical culture of the 20th and 21st centuries through the prism of "acoustic wallpaper". The author indicates the connections between functional concepts, in which background music is an instrument of social influence (Muzak and audiomarketing), and artistic concepts (Erik Satie and musique d'ameublement, Brian Eno and ambient music) intended to create a neutral background filling the public space. She deals with the issues of acoustic engineering in the public space, combining three basic research perspectives: musicological, psychological and marketing, taking into account theoretical, historical and empirical approaches.

Политическите послания в турските сериали по българските телевизии и "Нетфликс"

Author(s): Zhana Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 10/2021

The text presents the main conclusions based on the study of the political messages in the Turkish series broadcasted on Bulgarian television and on Netflix. The main political messages in the series, showed on Bulgarian television, are the responsibility for decisions, connect with the life of a woman and a child. Among the important political topics are: migration, education abroad and returning home, conflicts between rich and poor.

Традиция и иновация (Как фолклорната култура на Чехия и България намира нов живот в медийната среда през време и след пандемията от 2020 година)

Author(s): Nevena Dimitrova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2023

Diverse influences of folklore tradition in contemporary media are presented in this article. The pandemic “closure” and encapsulation of the normal rhythm of life in 2020 unleashed a wave of creative TV, radio, social media manifestations, focused not only on covering the unusual situation, but also on the particular “return” to traditional practices and ways of adapting to the daily life routine. Self-introspection became a journey towards primordial rituals where tragic and comic coexist in the resistance and affirmation of life. The observed and analysed examples are from the Czech and Bulgarian media environment.

Националната система „Живи човешки съкровища – България“ между съхраняването на фолклора и опазването на нематериалното културно наследство

Author(s): Iva Stanoeva / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

This article reviews two co-existing and mutually conflicting concepts in Bulgaria: the one of folklore and the policies of its conservation in the course of the 20th century, and the one of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and the efforts for safeguarding it following the adoption, in 2003, of the relevant UNESCO Convention. A comparison is made between the folklore festivals, characteristic of the second half of the 20th century, and the Living Human Treasures Bulgaria National System, created in 2008 as one of the fundamental cultural policies of the Republic of Bulgaria in this sphere, which has resulted in the compiling of the National Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Based on observations made during several of its consecutive iterations conducted so far, the article seeks to outline important aspects and issues of the rationalization of ICH and its safeguarding at the present moment. The author draws on her experience as a member of the team of scholars at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFSEM – BAS), which has been participating actively at expert level in the implementation of the 2003 Convention in Bulgaria.

Нематериалното културно наследство и неговото представяне (Аналитичен поглед върху няколко кандидатури по Националната система „Живи човешки съкровища – България“)

Author(s): Valentina Ganeva-Raycheva,Petyo Krastev / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

Прилагане на Конвенция 2003 в читалищата – нематериално културно наследство и архиви

Author(s): Stela Nenova / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

Читалищата и опазването на нематериалното културно наследство в градска среда (Проект „Образи и смисъл“ на Народно читалище „Отец Паисий – 1893“, гр. Велинград)

Author(s): Silvena Bayrakova / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

Европейска асоциация на фолклорните фестивали – ЕАФФ

Author(s): Kaloyan Nikolov / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

Free to hate. Ключово изследване на Мартин Маринос за отношението между медиите и десния популизъм в България

Author(s): Orlin Spassov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 16/2024

This review presents Martin Marinos's Free to Hate: How Media Liberalization Enabled Right-Wing Populism in Post-1989 Bulgaria (University of Illinois Press, 2023). Marinos's in-depth analysis reveals the close link between the media and the rise of right-wing populism in post-socialist Bulgaria. Marinos focuses on the connections between phenomena such as neoliberalism, racism, populism, and media commercialization.

Международната научна конференция „Поп-култура, поп-политика: дигиталният обрат“, посветена на проф. Ивайло Дичев

Author(s): Niya Neykova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 16/2024

44 scientists participated in the International Scientific Conference dedicated to Prof. Ivaylo Dichev, on the topic: Pop-culture, Pop-politics: The Digital Turn. Interdisciplinary Analyses Of The Intersectionality Between Media, Cultures And Politics. The conference concludes the research project "Pop-culture, pop-politics: The digital turn. Interdisciplinary analyses of the intersection between media, cultures and politics" of the Sofia University. The conference was implemented with the help of the Cultural Studies Network, the journal "Seminar_BG", the Department of "Radio and Television" of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of "History and Theory of Culture" at the Faculty of Philosophy, together with scientists from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Българските народни песни с мотив „Девойка спасява Малта“ – публикации, изследвания, въпроси. Част 1

Author(s): Snezhanka Gencheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The article summarizes the concepts of historicism of the folklore-poetic works established in our science at the end of the last century. It reviews the recordings and publications of Bulgarian folk songs with the motif "A Virgin Rescues Malta" and examines the research and opinions concerning them. The article also analyses the metadata, associated with the already published versions, throwing more light on the context of their existence at the time of their recording in written form.