Problem autorstwa polskiego „Te Deum” milenijnego. Spojrzenie retrospektywne i aktualne wyniki badań

Abstract

The millennium hymn Te Deum is known and sung in Poland for over forty years. The author of this dissertation presents complicated circumstances related to the creation of this hymn. The inspiration were incorrect notes about the composer of this hymn, which were published in the song-books. In the past years it is used to think that Te Deum was composed by the priest Antoni Chlondowski. The author, basing on the research made by Maria Wacholc, negates that the priest Chlondowski composed this hymn. This article presents analysis of the composing style and the biography of the priest Chlondowski, which negate his authorship. Next in the following part of this article the author presents some facts which helped him to find the authentic composers. According to the author of this dissertation the authentic composers of Te Deum are Józef Furmanik and Franciszek Wesołowski. The aim of this article is to underline the necessity of the correction of the mistaken information about the composer in the song-books which will be published in the future. This article has the following structure: 1. Te Deum in the history of the Catholic Church; 2. Polish language version of Te Deum used in the liturgy in the XXth century; 3. Polish millennium Te Deum; 4. The controversy around the authorship of the priest Antoni Chlondowski; 5. The controversy around the authorship of Franciszek Wesołowski; 6. The authentic composers – Józef Furmanik and Franciszek Wesołowski.