Music of Poland

1. Music of Poland
By Claudia Pawlikowski

2. VERY BEGINNING
• 13th century
• Manuscripts found
• Bogurodzica-oldest polish
hymn
• Origins unclear
• Anthem before Battle of
Grunwald
• Battle w/ Turkish army at Varna
in 1444
• Accompanied coronation
ceremonies of first Jagiellonian
kings

3. Bogurodzica- “Mother of God” -10th
and 13th century
Polish
Bogurodzica dziewica, Bogiem
sławiena Maryja,
U twego syna Gospodzina Matko
zwolena, Maryja!
Zyszczy nam, spuści nam.
Kyrie elison!
Twego dziela Krzciciela, bożycze,
Usłysz głosy, napełń myśli
człowiecze.
Słysz modlitwę, jąż nosimy,
A dać raczy, jegoż prosimy:
A na świecie zbożny pobyt,
Po żywocie rajski przebyt.
Kyrie elison!
English
Virgin, Mother of God, God-famed
Mary!
Ask Thy Son, our Lord, God-named
Mary,
To have mercy upon us and hand it
over to us!
Kyrie eleison!
Son of God, for Thy Baptist's sake,
Hear the voices, fulfill the pleas we
make!
Listen to the prayer we say,
For what we ask, give us today:
Life on earth free of vice;
After life: paradise!
Kyrie eleison!
http://staropolska.pl/download/Bogurodzica_mp3.html

4. "Bóg się rodzi” (God Is Being Born)
“One of the most beloved Polish Christmas Carols”
• Polish Christmas carol
• Lyrics by Franciszek Karpinski -
1792
• Composer unknown
• Coronation for Polish Kings
• Dates as far as reign of Stefan
Batory-16th century
• National x-mas hymn of
Poland
• Considered national anthem
for short period
• Published in compilation
entitled Pieśni nabożne (Songs
of Piety) in 1792
• Book printed by Basilian
monks printing shop in Suprasi
• Rhetorical tautology-repetition
of meaning, form
argument, truth of proposition
cannot be disputed

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-H4cU0Ji6A
Phonetics
Boog shewn roh-dzih, mots troo-hleh-yeh,
Pahn ni-eh-bi-oh-soov, ob-nah-zhoh-nyh,
Ogi-ehn kzhep-ni-eh, blask chem-ni-eh-yeh,
Mah grah-ni-tseh Ni-eh-skon-choh-nyh.
Vz-gar-dzoh-nyh, ok-ryh-tyh kwah-wown,
Shmi-ehr-tel-nyh Krool nahd vi-eh-kah-mih!
Refrain:
Ah Swoh-voh Chah-wem shewn stah-woh,
Ih mi-ehsh-kah-wo mi-ewn-dzyh nah-mih.
Tsoozh mahsh ni-eh-boh,
nahd zhi-eh-mi-ah-nyh?
Boog poh-zhoo-chiw
sh-chewn-s-cheh svoh-yeh.
Vsheh mi-ewn-dzyh lood oo-ko-hah-nyh,
Dzi-eh-lawnts z nihm troo-dyh ih znoh-yeh.
Ni-eh-mah-wo cher-pi-ahw, ni-eh-mah-wo,
Zes-myh byh-lee ween-nee sah-mee
Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje,
Pan niebiosów, obnażony,
Ogień krzepnie, blask ciemnieje,
Ma granice Nieskończony.
Wzgardzony, okryty chwałą,
Śmiertelny Król nad wiekami !
Refrain:
A Słowo Ciałem się stało,
I mieszkało między nami.
Cóż masz niebo,
nad ziemiany ?
Bóg porzucił
szczęście swoje.
Wszedł między lud ukochany,
Dzieląc z nim trudy i znoje.
Niemało cierpiał, niemało,
Ześmy byli winni sami.

6. Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje,
Pan niebiosów, obnażony,
Ogień krzepnie, blask ciemnieje,
Ma granice Nieskończony.
Wzgardzony, okryty chwałą,
Śmiertelny Król nad wiekami !
God is born, great powers tremble
God is born, great powers tremble,
Lord of Heaven lies forsaken.
Fire is frozen, splendor darkens,
feeble nature God has taken.
Lowly born, yet Lord to Praises,
Mortal yet the King of Ages.

7. 17th Century
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=3DEiCwEK3cM
• Baroque religious music
(1600-1750)
• Concertos: voices,
instruments, basso continuo
(continued into 18th c.)
• Adam Jarzebski-
“Chromatica”
“Tamburetta”
“Nova Casa”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
W5Alsatxt6M
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki
(1667-1734)
- One of best Polish composers in
history
- During his life, called Polish
Handel

8. Polonaise
• One of 5 national dances in
Poland
• Polonaise- slow dance of Polish
origin in 3/4 time
• Rhythm close to that of Swedish
semiquaver or 16th note polska
• Carnival parties
• Always a first dance at a
Studniowka (100 days)
• Polish equivalent of senior prom
• Occurs approx. 100 days before
exams
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=8dbGJJrshoU

9. Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble
• One of largest Polish folk
ensembles
• Over 6,000 shows
worldwide
• Worked with such notable
Polish composers as
Wojciech Kilar
• Most notable songs:
Szła dzieweczka, Helokanie,
Ondraszek, Głęboka
studzienka, Karolinka.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv7vvbDVCLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jwan6tgtt8

10. Classical Music (Get excited!)
• At end of 18th century,
music evolved into national
forms (like Polonaise)
• Most popular 19th Century
Composers:
1. Józef Antoni Franciszek (fist
folk influence into work)
2. Frédéric François Chopin
3. Ignacy Dobrzyński
• Important opera
composers:
Karol Kurpiński and Stanisław
Moniuszko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhgXjC70kE

11. Frédéric François Chopin
• ”Had the rare gift of a very
personal melody, expressive of
heart-felt emotion, and his
music is penetrated by a
poetic feeling that has an
almost universal appeal....
Present-day evaluation places
him among the immortals of
music by reason of his insight
into the secret places of the
heart and because of his
awareness of the magical new
sonorities to be drawn from
the piano."[40]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUw78FXpG4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-
4Bv5Ng0w

12. Beauty!