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North-Italian Caecilian Repertory in Dalmatia: Three Case Studies
Mirko Jankov
orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-2089
; Arts Academy of the University of Split
Maja Milošević Carić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-7619
; Arts Academy of the University of Split
Abstract
The breakthrough of the Caecilian movement in Dalmatia began in the second half of the 19th century and - given the specific social, cultural and political ties of the two Adriatic coasts - its currents flowed somewhat stronger from the northern parts of Italy. Preserved archival musical sources indicate that sacred music pieces written by North-Italian Caecilian composers became part of the repertoire of cathedrals, monasteries and parish chapels throughout Dalmatia, most notably in the late 19th and early 20th century. However, although most of them gradually disappeared from the ecclesiastical repertories in Dalmatia, especially with the weakening of the Caecilian movement from the 1930s, contemporary performing practice shows that particular works have been performed to this day, becoming valuable parts of local “live“ singing traditions. “Dalmatian” past and present of the North-Italian Caecilian music will be sketched in this paper, based on the study of three cases: the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Hvar, the Dominican Convent Church of St. Peter the Martyr in Stari Grad and the Parish Church of St. Martin in Vranjic. Conclusions on the beginnings and continuity of its performances will be sought by consulting the archival musical sources of the three considered localities, but also through an insight into contemporary music practice there, which testifies the implementation of the (North)-Italian) Caecilian repertory and its expression in the local one.
Keywords
Caecilian Movement, North-Italian Composers, 19th - 21st century, Hvar, Stari Grad, Vranjic
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284172
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Publication date:
9.9.2022.
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