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Always a borderland territory, Silesia was a meeting point for different ethnic groups, cultures and confessions. In the 16th-century, most of the Silesian states turned to the Reformation, but remained subjected to the Catholic Habsburgs, who ruled over Silesia as kings of Bohemia. Tolerance between the Lutheran and Catholic parties, caused by mutual dependence, existed side by side with confessional conflicts within the Evangelical church, stirred by the strong presence of radicals spiritualist movements. Notwithstanding its multicultural ans multiconfessional character, Silesia developed a strong territorial and ideological cohesion. This peculiar situation influenced artistic practices, among them music. In his contribution, Dr. Antonio Chemotti (Warsaw, polish Academy of Sciences) will focus on one specific musical source, Ein Schlesich [!] singebüchlein, edited by the Lutheran pastor Valentin Triller, and published in Wroclaw, the 'capital city' of Silesia, in 1555. Curiously, the hymnbook avoids the usual 'Lutheran' hymn repertoire, and istead relies on a more peculiar and markedly retrospective repertoire. Dr. Antonio Chemotti will argue that the characteristics of the hymbooks's paratexts and content are representative of a specific Silesian 'regionalism' (intended as regional consciousness), and they mirror the theological debate within the Silesian evangelical church. Analysis of the polyphinoic hymns will also serve to address the reasons behind the survival of 'archaic' repertoires (a common phenomenon also in other central European regions), the ways of their circulation beyond borders and confessions, and their role in shaping religious and regional identities.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
06/12/2018 18:00 - 06/12/2018
Event venue:
Universität Regensburg
Gebäude Philosophie und Theologie
Raum PT 4.0.47 (Tonstudio)
Universitätsstraße 31
93053 Regensburg
Bayern
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Music / theatre
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
05/23/2018
Sender/author:
Christina Glaser
Department:
Referat II/2, Kommunikation
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event60570
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