Twórczość chóralna Kazimierza Serockiego

Abstract

The figure of Kazimierz Serocki is connected with Pomorze and Kujawy. He was borne in Torun in 1922. It was there that he gained the basis for of the music education. Despite the fact that he completed his music studies in Lodz: composing in the class of Kazimierz Sikorski and piano in the class of Stanislaw Szpinalski, he choose Bydgoszcz as the place for his artistic debut. It was in Bydgoszcz where he performed as composer and pianist, where on 13th March 1947 with the accompaniment of Pomorska Symphony Orchestra with Arnold Rezler as director performed his Concertino for piano and orchestra. The beginnings of his composing path fell on very unattractive period in terms of politics. In order to adjust to the requirements of the official political line of the nation and also without losing his individual artistic aspect Serocki searched for the inspiration in the folk music. He also referred to Polish folklore in the choral music. The choral music was not the main stream in the output of Serocki. his artistic choral output encompasses only 5 pieces. These are both single pieces and cyclical compositions. All these pieces were created in the 50’s and all refer to folklore. In his choral compositions, Serocki showed great creative invention creating folk melodies ccording to his own composing rules, and he composed his own melodies to the folk texts - referring to the folk original pieces. These pieces despite the construction simplicity, traditional approach to the choral voices are characterized by the interesting harmonics, versatile vocal part and diversified dynamics.