Kompozycje liturgiczne Gizeli Marii Skop zamieszczone w śpiewniku „Exsultate Deo” i ich duszpasterska percepcja na przykładzie modlitewnika i śpiewnika „Droga do nieba”

Abstract

The article presents the composing output of Gizela Maria Skop (born 1939), the representative of the contemporary Polish composers of liturgical chants. Her compositions are embedded in the liturgical reform of Vatican Council II and emerged in close correlation to the biblical and liturgical texts. Thanks to the skilful combination of text and melody, her compositions gained a considerable appreciation and have become a part of the canon of the commonly used liturgical chants. In the article above the author discussed explicitly eighteen chants composed by Gizela M. Skop featured in both the liturgical song book “Exultate Deo” and the prayer book and song book “Droga do nieba” (Opole 2001 20062). Making use of the composer’s personal comment, the author presented as far as possible the history of each chant, its textual foundation and its potential inspirations in the area of melodics. The significant element of the discussion are the indications concerning the use of chants within the framework of the liturgical celebrations throughout the entire liturgical year.