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<p>The seminar on mass songs held in Nieborów, Poland in June 1950 is notable for what it did not accomplish: Amid a diversity of opinions voiced by poets, composers, and cultural officials, no firm guidelines for this seemingly new type of song emerged. What we can draw from examining the proceedings of this three-day session are an enhanced understanding of mass song as an evolving, not a static phenomenon and fresh insights into the political and logistical complexities that faced composers at this time.</p>
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The seminar on mass songs held in Nieborów, Poland in June 1950 is notable for what it did not accomplish: Amid a diversity of opinions voiced by poets, composers, and cultural officials, no firm guidelines for this seemingly new type of song emerged. What we can draw from examining the proceedings of this three-day session are an enhanced understanding of mass song as an evolving, not a static phenomenon and fresh insights into the political and logistical complexities that faced composers at this time.

The Mass Song Seminar at Nieborów, June 1950

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The seminar on mass songs held in Nieborów, Poland in June 1950 is notable for what it did not accomplish: Amid a diversity of opinions voiced by poets,...

The Mass Song Seminar at Nieborów, June 1950

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2022-0003

Keywords
mass song, socialist realism, Witold Lutosławski, Andrzej Klon, Alfred Gradstein, Edward Olearczyk, folk music

© 2022 Cindy Bylander, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Mass Song Seminar at Nieborów, June 1950

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2022-0003

Keywordsmass song, socialist realism, Witold Lutosławski, Andrzej Klon, Alfred Gradstein, Edward Olearczyk, folk music

© 2022 Cindy Bylander, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
mass song, socialist realism, Witold Lutosławski, Andrzej Klon, Alfred Gradstein, Edward Olearczyk, folk music