Published: 2019-10-041

Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Musical Culture of the 19th and the First Half of the 20th Century in the Context of the Influence of the Slavic Idea

Mateusz ANDRZEJEWSKI

Abstract

In the 19th century, the great cult that surrounds the saints Ciril and Methodius in Slavic coun- tries went beyond religious worship. Under the influence of Slavophile ideology, the accents of the cult were transferred from the sphere of religion to the national sphere. Saints Cyril and Methodi- us, as the first apostles in the Slav lands, became symbols of unification and brotherhood of Slav nations. The article discussed historical and social background of the phenomenon and its connec- tion with musical culture, particularly with the works of composers. The text contains a review of works devoted to saints Cyril and Methodius, written by such composers as Pavel Kížkovský, Piotr Czajkowski, Božidar Širola, Leoš Janáek.

Keywords:

saints Cyril and Methodius, cyrilo-methodian tradition, Slavophilism, Czech music, Croatian music, Slav religious music, Old Church Slavonic.

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ANDRZEJEWSKI, M. (2019). Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Musical Culture of the 19th and the First Half of the 20th Century in the Context of the Influence of the Slavic Idea. Edukacja Muzyczna, 8. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/EM/article/view/548

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