PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pastirčák, Marcel
TI  - Transformations of Spiritual Song in the Silesian Evangelical Church Upon the Arrival of a New Choral Book
DP  - 2020 Dec 11
TA  - Musicologica Olomucensia
PG  - 100--119
VI  - 32
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/mo.2020.015
IS  - 27879186
AB  - The new Czech choral book must be considered as a publication that fundamentally influenced the form of the spiritual song in Silesia. It is a modern work that reflects the current needs of individual Christian congregations. The time range among the included songs is almost 650 years, drawing not only from the songs of churches registered in the Czech Republic, but also folk tunes, traditionals, etc. Its concept influences the form of the spiritual song especially by the thought that every melody is supposed to be processed in such a way so that it describes the essence of the text's composition and message. With its creation, it not only imprinted a new form of spiritual song, but also influenced which songs will be performed in Christian congregations in the times to come.