JENŐ ÁDÁM’S CHURCH MUSIC COMPOSITIONS

Authors

  • Éva PÉTER PhD Docent, Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Reformed Theology, Musical Pedagogy department, Ro-400535, Cluj-Napoca, Horea street 7, email: evapeter65@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.19

Keywords:

Genevan Psalter, Protestant hymn, Kodály method, strophic form, through-composed works, homophonic and polyphonic approaches in composition

Abstract

In the present study I intend to present the church music compositions of Jenő Ádám. I will analyze the choral works of the composer that were based on the melodies of Protestant church hymns. The composer was also active as a conductor, but his name is primarily known in the field of music pedagogy. He played an important role in the elaboration and implementation of the Kodály method. In his works pertaining to church music, he adapted the melodies of the most representative church hymns of different ages. He uses both homophonic and polyphonic approaches with his works that have strophic structure or are through-composed.

Rezumat. JENŐ ÁDÁM’S CHURCH MUSIC COMPOSITIONS. În studiul de față îmi propun să prezint compozițiile de muzică bisericească ale lui Jenő Ádám. Voi analiza lucrările corale ale compozitorului care s-au bazat pe melodii ale imnurilor bisericești protestante. Compozitorul a fost activ și ca dirijor, dar numele său este cunoscut în primul rând în domeniul pedagogiei muzicale. El a jucat un rol important în elaborarea și implementarea metodei Kodály. În lucrările sale referitoare la muzica bisericească, a adaptat melodiile celor mai reprezentative imnuri bisericești din diferite epoci. Folosește atât abordări omofonice, cât și polifonice cu lucrările sale care au o structură strofică sau sunt dramatice.

Cuvinte cheie: "Cântece de muzică populară": Psaltirea Genevană, imn protestant, metoda Kodály, formă strofică, lucrări compuse prin intermediul compunerii, abordări omofonice și polifonice în compoziție.

References

Ádám Jenő: Módszeres énektanítás a relatív szolmizáció alapján (Methodical teaching of singing based on relative solfeggio). Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest 1943.

Csomasz Tóth Kálmán: A református gyülekezeti éneklés (Singing in Reformed Congregations). Református Egyetemes Konvent, Budapest 1950.

Dobszay László: A magyar népének I. (To the Hungarian people I.). Veszprémi Egyetem kiadása, Veszprém, 1995.

Egyházzenei vezérfonal – II. Kórusgyűjtemény (Church Music Guideline – II. Choral Collection). A Református Zsinati Iroda Sajtóosztálya, Budapest, 1969.

Magyar Zsoltárok – Genfi zsoltárok magyar szerzők feldolgozásában (Hungarian Psalter – Genevan Psalter Arranged by Hungarian Composers. A Református Zsinati Iroda Sajtóosztálya, Budapest, 1979.

Székely Miklós: Ádám Jenő élete és munkássága (The Life and Work of Jenő Ádám). Püski Kiadó, Budapest, 2000.

Szőnyi Erzsébet: Kodály Zoltán nevelési eszméi (Zoltán Kodály's educational ideas). Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest, 1948.

Downloads

Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

PÉTER, Éva. (2021). JENŐ ÁDÁM’S CHURCH MUSIC COMPOSITIONS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 66(2), 265–276. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.19

Issue

Section

Articles

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >> 

Similar Articles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.