Institute of Musicology
Historical Sources of Traditional Slovak Singing: Typology, Reconstruction, Interpretation
Historické pramene tradičného slovenského spevu: typológia, rekonštrukcia, interpretácia
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
prof. PhDr. Urbancová Hana DrSc. |
| Annotation: | The significance of historical research in today’s ethnomusicology is growing side by side with the growth of the source base which has been cumulated as the result of the conscious collecting and documentation activities of the last two centuries. The aim of the project is to carry out basic research on the historical sources of traditional Slovak singing from the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century which originated in the territory of Slovakia and in Slovak enclaves abroad. The research will focus primarily on written (notated and textual) manuscript collections and sound (phonographic) recordings from collections of key significance for Slovak and Central European ethnomusicology (Plicka, Bartók, Lineva), along with the preparation of critical editions. The project will include a proposal for the typology of the sources of traditional singing and its application to a model example of an innovative historical study of the song genre which is now facing extinction. |
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Identita a pamäť v hudbe 20. storočia: metamorfózy a interakcie
| Duration: |
1.1.2024 - 31.12.2027 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Ščepán Michal PhD. |
| Annotation: | The topic of identity and memory has a long-term position in the discourse of the humanities. The two concepts
are not disjunctive, moreover, in many cases they are connected with musical works. This mutual interaction
therefore becomes an interesting subject for musicological research. The main research issue of the project is the
investigation of the author's identity, its forms and transformations from the perspective of music historiography
and music analysis. The question is how this particular form of identity manifests itself and what is the overall
symbiosis with identities based on the cultural or social or ethnic basis. The subject of the research is partly also
the opposite view of how music, through the reflection of certain themes and phenomena, becomes the bearer of
collective memory, considered one of the main constituents of identity. The range of research topics mainly
reflects domestic realities with the intention of their comparison in the broader contexts of the European music
development. |
Migration of Musicians and Musical Transmission in the 17th – 19th Centuries in Slovakia and Central Europe
Migrácia hudobníkov a transmisia hudby v 17. – 19. storočí na Slovensku a v strednej Európe
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
PhDr. Petőczová Janka CSc. |
| Annotation: | In the project we will deal with topical issues related to the historical aspects of the mobility of musicians in the
period of 17th to 19th centuries in Central Europe, with a particular focus on the territory of present-day Slovakia.
We will do basic research of musical and archival sources documenting musical life, musical works, ways and
directions of spreading music in relation to the migration of musicians (creative tours, moving). We will deal with
the issue of what influence migrating musical personalities had exerted on the development of the domestic
musical culture, with the issue of the typology of migration by its moving force (study, work, confessional exil,
ethnicities) and with the issue of the transmission of assets (music, instruments, ideas, education) between
towns, localities and regions. The planned outputs include critical editions of sources (vocal arias, choral works),
a monography and scientific studies (about the mobility of musicians, C.Schmidt, F.Kühmayer, F.Hoffmann,
F.W.Wagner). |
Multilingualism in Church Chant
Multilingvizmus v cirkevnom speve
| Duration: |
1.1.2024 - 31.12.2027 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Ruščin Peter PhD. |
| Annotation: | The subject of the project is the research of the influence of multilingualism in church chant on its development on
the territory of Slovakia from from the early modern period to the 20th century. The focus is on historical forms of
church chant (liturgical chant, church hymns) recorded in written sources from our territory in different language
versions (Latin, Czech, German, Hungarian, Slovak, Church Slavonic). The research focuses on the cultural and
regional context of multilingualism in historical periods and confessional traditions. The aim of the project is to
document the multilingual versions of church hymns on the basis of source research and to define the influence
of multilingualism on character and coexistence of church chants from different confessional traditions. The
project will result in new insights into the interplay between the musical-cultural and linguistic determinants of
church chant not only in this country, but also in a wider geographical context. |
Transregional relations of musical sources of sacred and secular character from the territory of Slovakia dating back to 12th – 17th century
Transregionálne vzťahy prameňov duchovnej a svetskej hudby z územia Slovenska v 12. – 17. storočí
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
PhDr. Veselovská Eva PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on a detailed elaboration of all the oldest materials of music from Slovakia, which are a core
part of cultural, artistic, and educational identity in Europe. The aim of the project is to define local elements and
resulting transregional relations of concrete materials of sacred and secular music from 12th – 17th century from
Slovakia or from Slovak provenance abroad. The research shall concern complete and fragmentarily preserved
musical manuscripts and prints. They shall be assessed on the basis of migration of cultural, religious, and artistic
inputs that were influenced by single religious centres, institutions, towns or individuals (kings, aristocrats,
ecclesiastical dignitaries, bourgeoisie). We shall also monitor the transfer of inputs, inspirations, and models that
was reflected in single components of music (genres, repertoires, musical contents, liturgy, notation, etc.). The
result of the project will be a comprehensive, analytical and comparative processing of music sources. |
The total number of projects: 5
