Music in the former Poland 3106-1MDAP-KON

The classes will be dedicated to Polish music composers of XVI-XVIII c. The aim of the course is to present the sources, works, compositional style and dispersion of the works of the greatest composers in the various centers of Poland in XVI-XVIIIc.

Term 2026Z:

Based on selected profiles of composers, the following issues will be discussed:

the motet, mass, and song in the music of the second half of the 16th century
polychoral composition in the early 17th century
the works of composers at the Vasa court: masses, motets, dialogos, madrigals, and instrumental music
musical output of the second half of the 17th century and the 18th century

Course coordinators

Term 2026Z:

Irena Bieńkowska

Term 2025Z:

Katarzyna Spurgjasz

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

Student after completion of the course:
- Have basic knowledge about the main directions of development and major achievements in the field of musical culture of the Old Polish
- Is able to search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information using a variety of sources and methods
- It has basic research skills, including the formulation and analysis of research problems, choosing research methods and tools, the development and presentation of the results, allowing for solving research problems in musicology
- Is able to independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills by following the instructions scientific supervisor
- It has the ability to substantive argumentation, using the views of other authors, and to formulate proposals
- Has the ability to prepare typical of written work in Polish, on specific issues, using basic theoretical approaches and different sources
- Has the ability to prepare speeches in
Polish, on specific issues, using basic theoretical approaches and different sources

Assessment criteria

graded credit

Bibliography

Term 2025Z:

None

Term 2026Z:

Selected bibliography:
Marek Bebak, Franciszek Lilius. Życie i twórczość na tle epoki, Kraków 2018
Tomasz Jasiński, Missa pulcherrima ad instar Praesestini i pieśń O Ross schoene Ross, Staropolszczyzna muzyczna, Warszawa 1998
Tomasz Jasiński, Msze „łowickie” w nowej perspektywie badawczej w: Marcin Mielczewski. Studia, red. Z. Szweykowski, Kraków 1999
Maciej Jochymczyk, Pietas et musica. Damian Stachowicz SchP. Życie i twórczość w kontekście epoki, Kraków 2009
Władysław Malinowski, Polifonia Mikołaja Zieleńskiego, Kraków 1981
Perz Mirosław, Mikołaj Gomółka: monografia, Kraków 1981
Danuta Popinigis, Muzyka Andrzeja Hakenbergera, Gdańsk 1997
Marcin Józef Żebrowski (XVIII w.). Kompozytor i muzyk kapeli jasnogórskiej, Remigiusz Pośpiech, red., Uniwersytet Opolski – Wydział Teologiczny, Opole 2013
Barbara Przybyszewska-Jarmińska, Muzyka pod patronatem polskich Wazów. Marcin Mielczewski. Warszawa 2011
Zygmunt M. Szweykowski, red., Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki studia I, Katalog tematyczny, Kraków 1986
Zygmunt M. Szweykowski, red., Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki studia II, Kraków 1990
Ryszard J. Wieczorek, Michał Wysocki, Lamentationes Wacława z Szamotuł: fragmenty brakujących głosów odnalezione w Gnieźnie, Muzyka 2017/2

Notes

Term 2026Z:

Class methods:
- analysis and discussion of selected literature
- analysis of compositions by selected authors
Passing the listening and written tests is required for successful completion of the course.