Carillons and Carillon Music in Old Gdańsk
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- ISBN 9783631676035
- Weight: 631g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2019
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
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The history of Gdańsk carillons begins in 1561. It was that year that fourteen automatic bells were installed in the Main Town Hall. Later, a "striking mechanism" appeared in St Catherine’s Church. This magnificent instrument, consisting of thirty-five bells, has been in use since 1738. The third carillon was built in 1939 in the youth hostel at Biskupia Górka. The play of Gdańsk carillons was interrupted by the Second World War.
The book discusses the history and music of Gdańsk carillons. It contains valuable information on bells, carillon mechanisms, bell founders, carillonists, and bell setters, inviting the reader to study the Protestant repertoire, the unique notation of preserved manuscripts, and the remarkable soundscape of Gdańsk, which for centuries has been marked by the sound of carillons.
Danuta Popinigis is a musicologist specialized in Gdańsk musical culture, musical manuscripts, carillons, and carillon music. She is an author of two monographs and numerous articles, co-author of three thematic catalogues on Gdańsk music.
