GREGORIAN CHANT IN THE PRACTICE OF THE SAXON UNITARIANS IN TRANSYLVANIA. PART 2

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 70 (LXX), Special Issue 4, December 2025, pp. 153-172, DOI: 10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.10en-US
dc.creatorPAPP, Anette
dc.date2025-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T20:21:20Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the antiphon repertoire of the MSU 1042 manuscript, a 1622 German-language gradual compiled for the Saxon Unitarian community in Cluj. The source comprises 285 pages of meticulously notated music, including seventeen antiphons, which represent the core of this analysis. The antiphons are compared with Hungarian Reformed, Lutheran, and Unitarian sources, as well as with medieval Latin models. The analysis demonstrates that, although some items appear in Hungarian Unitarian collections, the majority of the Saxon antiphons are closely related to Reformed and Lutheran sources, particularly the Öreg gradual. The texts are predominantly biblical, often corresponding to Luther’s translations, but doctrinal adaptations were made to align with Unitarian theology. The study shows that the Saxon Unitarian antiphons, while smaller in number than the Hungarian Unitarian repertoire, cover all liturgical cycles of the ecclesiastical year. They reflect a high degree of creative independence, pairing newly adapted texts with melodies derived from, but not identical to, medieval Gregorian chant patterns. MSU 1042 thus provides valuable insights into the musical practice, liturgical adaptation, and theological orientation of the 17th-century Saxon Unitarian community in Cluj.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9923
dc.identifier10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.10
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/2481
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9923/9569
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2025 Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musicaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musica; Volume 70, Special Issue 4, December 2025; 153-172en-US
dc.source2065-9628
dc.source1844-4369
dc.source10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4
dc.subjectGregorian chanten-US
dc.subjectSaxon Unitariansen-US
dc.subjectMSU 1042en-US
dc.subjectAntiphonsen-US
dc.subjectmanuscript gradualen-US
dc.titleGREGORIAN CHANT IN THE PRACTICE OF THE SAXON UNITARIANS IN TRANSYLVANIA. PART 2en-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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