CHURCH MUSIC IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTISTIC LIFE IN THE WESTUKRAINIAN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC (1918–1923)

Abstract

The development of church music (bell-ringing, liturgical singing, organ playing) has been systematically
researched in the context of the artistic life of the West Ukrainian People’s Republic (WUPR). The interpretation of the material confirms the hermeneutical study of music and the anthropological approach in its studies. The development of art caused the special spiritual uplift of the Ukrainians, the struggle for their state at the front line and at the home front, a burst of manifestations of piety among people, the desire to seek God’s favor for the people’s fight. The liturgy, the act of burial were naturally accompanied by appropriate singing, bell-ringing, and organ playing.