Brewiarz miłości. O solowej liryce wokalnej Andrzeja Koszewskiego

Abstract

Andrzej Koszewski - a composer, a musicologist and an educationalist. His name - due to the songs, for example „Zdrowaś królewno wyborna” or „Ad Musicam” - is probably known to all the choir singers in Poland. It is also familiar to many foreign choirs that are active almost in all parts of the world. Peripheral to Andrzej Koszewski’s vocal works there is still artistic work dedicated to solo voice. that artistic work includes just few compositions, such as: „3 Kołysanki” for soprano and piano words by Henryk Piotrowski, Jerzy Kierst; „Wokaliza„ to the theme of the chorale by J.S. Bach for soprano and piano/organs ; „Brewiarz miłości„ for baritone and instrumental band and „O świcie, o zmroku„. A triptych for soprano and piano words by J. Ratajczak. Within the solo vocal lyric by Andrzej Koszewski there is a predomination of traditional treatment of human voice by the composer as well as traditional shaping the form and the melics. The songs and lieder for solo voice are dependent to large extent on poetic words. Composer’s sensitivity to a timbre as well as numerous dynamic and agogic nuances introduced in the score play a significant role. The solo vocal lyric by Andrzej Koszewski constitutes a certain - incredibly beautiful and interesting - love breviary: composer’s love to music and poetry, love to beauty, love to a human being and his voice, love to a child as well as love to a tradition.