MUZYKA LITURGICZNA W DEKANACIE KUŹNIA RACIBORSKA PO POWSTANIU DIECEZJI GLIWICKIEJ W 1992 R

For nearly 60 years, music in churches has been changing its form. Today’s way of celebration liturgy in Silesian churches, as well as in Church in overall, is mainly influenced by the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. Conciliar postulates referring to church music, which were included in the “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” became the impetus for a series of measures and actions aimed at enrichment and making the Silesian tradition of church singing more beautiful. The article is an attempt to describe to what extent the post-conciliar demands were reflected in the parishes of the deanery Kuźnia Raciborska, which belongs to the Diocese of Gliwice. Image of the liturgical music in the described deanery will be presented in three thematic groups: church musicians who are responsible for the shape of liturgical music, their musical and liturgical formation, the presence of choirs, as well as the technical condition and sound quality of organ. In addition to the above described issues, the author also makes an attempt to describe the overall picture of the musical life of the deanery Kuźnia Raciborska. Analysis of the theme and conclusions drawn in this article are based on the empirical data (surveys), and on the basis of own research.