Published: 2024-12-301

The Guitar in Poland 1901–1939 – Wojciech Gurgul’s Bibliography as a Source of Knowledge on Its Role in Musical Culture

Benjamin Vogel
Edukacja Muzyczna (Musical Education)
Section: Reviews & Reports
https://doi.org/10.16926/em.2024.19.19

Review – Wojciech Gurgul, Polskie druki muzyczne z udziałem gitary wydane w latach 1901–1939. Bibliografia i analiza wybranych publikacji [Polish musical publications featuring the guitar issued in the years 1901–1939. Bibliography and analysis of selected publications], Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczego im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie, Częstochowa 2022, ISBN 978-83-66536-65-4, 94 pages, 22 illustrations, appendix

Abstract

The Bibliography of Polish Music Prints Involving the Guitar from the Years 1901–1939 by Wojciech Gurgul is an example of meticulous research and archival work, providing a basis for envisioning the role of the guitar in Polish musical life during the discussed period. Despite certain editorial shortcomings, this work is a highly valuable contribution to the study of the instrument's role in Poland’s musical culture of past centuries.

The publication includes indexes of composers, arrangers, lyricists, works categorized by instrumentation, as well as a library index. Additionally, a particularly valuable element of the study is the selection of musical notation examples. This book is of interest not only to music historians but also to contemporary guitar teachers and performers of classical guitar music.

Keywords:

guitar, sheet music publications, Polish music, culture of the interwar period

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Vogel, B. (2024). The Guitar in Poland 1901–1939 – Wojciech Gurgul’s Bibliography as a Source of Knowledge on Its Role in Musical Culture: Review – Wojciech Gurgul, Polskie druki muzyczne z udziałem gitary wydane w latach 1901–1939. Bibliografia i analiza wybranych publikacji [Polish musical publications featuring the guitar issued in the years 1901–1939. Bibliography and analysis of selected publications], Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczego im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie, Częstochowa 2022, ISBN 978-83-66536-65-4, 94 pages, 22 illustrations, appendix. Edukacja Muzyczna (Musical Education) , 19, 405–415. https://doi.org/10.16926/em.2024.19.19

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