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The 80th anniversary of the life of Alfred Bączkowicz. Personality and musical achievements

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Koenig F.

Folia Organologica. International yearbook of organ and organ music

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2019

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nr 2

139-152

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The encounter with a musical personality almost immediately raises the question about “the roots” i.e. where he comes from, whom he studied with, who was his master and what educational tradition or “school” he belongs to, and above all, in what environment of musical inspiration he grew up and what group of artists he represents. Providing answers to these questions makes it easier to identify ourselves with the person and experience an emotional connection with the creativity presented, i.e. with the achievements and even with the way of evaluating different kinds of musical creativity. Alfred Bączkowicz is an extraordinary personality in the Opole music community. Celebrating his 80th birthday in December 2019, he was a long-time organist at the Opole Cathedral who has influenced the environment of church musicians in Upper Silesia, a pedagogue, a distinguished teacher of harmony and theoretic subjects, and a teacher of several generations of musicians, graduates of the State Primary and Secondary Music Schools in Opole and the Diocesan Institute of Church Music in Opole (formerly the School of Church Music). In each of these fields, his professional work encompasses more than 40 years of solid and dedicated work. The effectiveness of his pedagogical activity is highlighted by the title of “professor” frequently used by students and graduates. In his case, it is not only a polite phrase customarily derived from secondary schools, but it indicates his achievements and the way of his actual influence and a fact of being a mentor predominantly in the field of harmony. In addition, Alfred Bączkowicz has been a composer of many liturgical hymns and melodies, an author of respected harmonic arrangements and co-editor of chorales which are important for the Silesian tradition of church music, i.e. harmonic arrangements of church hymns for organists. These activities demonstrate his personality, and above all his human sensitivity, kindness and readiness to sacrifice himself. For these reasons the name “Bączkowicz” says a lot among the musicians of Upper Silesia and in other parts of Poland as well (K. Grytz-Jurkowska 2017: 36-37). Therefore, it is academically justified to ask about his roots, the beginnings of his musical path, the people who he met on the path of his life and who had an impact on the formation of his attitudes and passions that place him in a certain perspective almost for his entire life. This text is an attempt to find answers for the aforementioned questions that arise from meeting and getting to know the person and musical achievements of Alfred Bączkowicz. The complete text consists of several points covering his biography, organist’s service, pedagogue’s work, involvement in diocesan commissions, participation in the work of editorial teams and his compositional work, with a particular emphasis on the Mass in F major.

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Laudacja wygłoszona z okazji wręczenia ks. Joachimowi Waloszkowi medalu Stowarzyszenia Polskich Muzyków Kościelnych Per musicam ad fidem. Siedlce, 20 września 2022 r.

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Koenig F.

Musica Ecclesiastica

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2023

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tom 18

163-166

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PIOTR MATOGA, Antoni Sapalski (1822−1890). Życie i działalność organmistrzowska na terenie Krakowa. Opole: Sindruk-DIMK 2020, pp. 227. ISBN 978-83-955914-3-3.

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Koenig F.

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nr 3

155-157

EN

Review

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MARIA SZYMANOWICZ, Polska bibliografia organów, vol. 1, Lublin: Polihymnia 2011, pp. 494, ISBN 978-83-7270-956-1; vol. 2, Lublin: Polihymnia 2014, pp. 478, ISBN 978-83-7847-241-4; vol. 3, Lublin: Polihymnia 2018, pp. 230, ISBN 978-83- 7847-496-8.

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Koenig F.

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nr 3

166-169

EN

Review

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Organy w kościele Świętego Krzyża w Bytomiu-Miechowicach. Historia i koncepcja rekonstrukcji

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Koenig F.

Folia Organologica. International yearbook of organ and organ music

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2018

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nr 1

59-73

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The article presents the history of the organ in the church dedicated to the Holy Cross in Bytom-Miechowice and the concept of recreating in the temple a historical instrument from 1905. History of the organ in the church of the Holy Cross in Miechowice dates back to at least a few centuries ago and concerns instruments found in the previous baroque church from the 17th century which was made famous by Fr. Norbert Bonczyk in the poem Old Church of Miechów from 1879. The earliest reports about the organ in Miechowice come from the visit protocols from the first half of the eighteenth century which mention the existence of 5-voice organ located on the music choir of the church. The studies on the church in Miechowice specify that the last organ in the so-called “old church of Miechów” was built in 1840 although no specific source is provided. Probably after the construction of the present church (the so-called new church) and its dedication in 1865, the organs were moved to the new temple. Archival research shows that at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, the instrument was taken care of by, among others, T. Cieplik, once an organist of this church and later the founder of the musical conservatory in Bytom and a merchant, and E. Kurzer, an organ maker from Gliwice. The firm of Paul Berschdorf from Nysa also took part in renovating the organ in Miechowice. In the parish archives, bills have been kept which confirm the work of the mentioned people. Later, the organ was replaced with a new instrument. However, until 2014, it was not clear who its builder was and when it was built. The original documents were probably in the possession of the founders and they are not in the parish archives. It was only archival research abroad in Cologne and Leipzig in November and December 2014 (Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln; Deutsche National Bibliothek Leipzig) which made it possible to establish that in 1905 the new 26-voice organ was built in the temple by Schlag und Söhne company from Świdnica. The instrument survived until the 1960s. Thanks to the research, its exact disposition is known and we have learnt that the company of Carl Berschdorf also worked on the instrument offering in 1939 its full extension to 42 voices. This project, however, was never realized due to the outbreak of World War II. In the 1960s, intensive work on removing the effects of mining damage was carried out in the church. Then, Schlag’s organ was dismantled and the case and the beautiful neo-gothic facade fitting the entire interior of the temple were destroyed. Fortunately, the only photograph of the Schlag organ prospectus has survived in the parish chronicle. In 1968, a temporary instrument was built on the basis of the former organ which remains in use today. Presently, further work is in progress being the next stage of saving the temple of the Holy Cross. First of all, the process of leveling the church must take place. A conception has therefore arisen that, in view of the need to completely renew the structure and interior of the temple, the historical 26-voice instrument from 1905 should be restored. An early project was prepared by Julian Gembalski from the Academy of Music in Katowice. Currently, work is underway to create technical and executive designs that are to be included in the overall cost estimate of the planned temple revitalization project. The matter seems more urgent since the cost estimates are to be approved in November 2019. The assumptions of the initial project by prof. J. Gembalski combine the desire to recreate the organ in its external form with a certain pragmatism in relation to the technical side of the instrument. In this case, it is not about making a faithful copy of Schlag’s organ, but rather a new instrument adapted to the place and time employing the latest achievements in the field of organ building. The project therefore includes the construction of the casing and having the architectural prospectus reconstructed in appropriate proportions based on the preserved photograph. The organ is to receive 26 voices divided into two manuals and pedal, but with a slightly widened range of keyboards which is to create better performance conditions for the music (up to “g3” in the manual and up to “f1” in the pedalboard). Although there were probably conical windchests in the historical instrument, it seems interesting to propose the use of electromagnetically operated slider and pallet windchests. What needs to be taken into account is not only the sound but also the durability of newer techniques and lower maintenance costs in the future. Still, when deciding to employ newer technical solutions, the quality of the sound cannot be overlooked. Therefore, there is a need to examine other Schlag und Söhne instruments from the same period in terms of parameters affecting the sound of the organ like mensuration, materials used, construction details of the pipes, and finally their intonation.

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Polska bibliografia organów prof. Marii Szymanowicz jako narzędzie badań organoznawczych

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Koenig F.

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nr 3

81-91

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The above article presenting Polska bibliografia organów published since 2011 by Prof. Maria Szymanowicz, also partly captures the reaction to the published work of musicologists and organologists as well as bibliographers. It is also an attempt to justify that the publication, even if not free from methodological shortcomings and small deficiencies, is still a valuable, useful and even necessary tool in the hands of Polish researchers on subjects related to organs. The presented article consists of four points, introduction, ending and bibliography list. The first point discusses the substantive value of the so-called domain bibliographies, which from the bibliographers' point of view are a valuable element of organizing knowledge. It is important to see from this point the real value of Bibliografia by M. Szymanowicz. After all, Polska bibliografia organów is indeed a kind of domain bibliography. Creating a bibliography in a given field also increases the importance of the discipline and adds to its development. The second point presents the biography and scientific achievements of Prof. Maria Szymanowicz, who, along her scientific career, was the director of the Institute of Musicology at the Catholic University of Lublin and continues to be the head of the Department of Instrumentology. Her field of interest are organ construction, liturgical music and religious musical culture. Her scientific achievements include 7 book publications, over 40 scientific articles and several encyclopedic entries. Nearly 40 years of scientific work also resulted in the promotion of 7 and reviews of 9 doctorates. She is the promoter of over 30 bachelor theses and over 40 master's theses. In addition to that, thanks to many years of her cooperation with Ośrodek Dokumentacji Zabytków (the Monument Documentation Centre) in Warsaw and restoration centers, M. Szymanowicz made at least 170 inventories of historic organs. All these activities make it clear that M. Szymanowicz has full competence to create a bibliography. The third point contains a discussion of the published volumes of Polska bibliografia organów and their sources of inspiration that date back to 1980. It is when the author came across the published bibliography of organs by the German author Rudolf Reuter. Since then, when conducting a query, she collected materials for the future implementation of the idea of developing a Polish bibliography of organs. The first volume was published in 2011, the second in 2014 and the third in 2018. They cover a total of 2,500 items. A detailed description of the methodology of work and the division of materials is included in the description of the Reviews section. Generally, the work of Prof. Szymanowicz arouse great enthusiasm of experts on the subject and the same could be expected from biographers, but on the contrary it met with criticism of the methodology of work expressed by the bibliographer Jakub M. Łubocki. The fourth point is an attempt to identify several elements of the discussed work as a real tool in the hands of organology experts. The publication is an exploratory, cognitive and inspirational tool which broadens mental horizons and emphasizes the status of organology as a separate field of knowledge. The final part discusses the friendly acceptance of Polska bibliografia organów by M. Szymanowicz by all organ scholars and how it met with criticism from the bibliographer. Of course, one can question some of the methods taken up by the author at the beginning of her work, but its general values and the competence of the author or her work cannot be diminished. What she did was truly a “Benedictine work.” In the ending, a few problems are also highlighted which are involved in the process of creating this type of bibliography. Firstly, the literature on the subject is expanding dramatically, and secondly, there is a growing interest in bibliographies published in electronic media, i.e. using digital techniques and involving the operation of computers or other mobile devices. Therefore, it is likely that there will come a moment when work on the bibliography of organs will be raised to a higher level using information systems, which would entail the need to change the methodology of work. This is always possible, especially since the most difficult and arduous work related to source queries has already been done.

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Historia redakcji nowego wydania niemieckiego śpiewnika i modlitewnika „Gotteslob” wraz z opisem materiałów pomocniczych

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Koenig F.

Musica Ecclesiastica

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2015

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nr 10

131-153

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Nowości wydawnicze

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Wisniewski P. , Koenig F.

Musica Ecclesiastica

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2018

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nr 13

145-152