Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland

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Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by composer Roxanna Panufnik that reflects on Poland’s turbulent 20th-century history through a blend of sacred texts and Polish poetry.

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instanceOf choral-orchestral work
mass
alternativeTitle Faithful Journey: A Mass for Poland
commemorates Poland’s turbulent 20th-century history
struggles for Polish independence
commissionedBy Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
composer Roxanna Panufnik
countryOfFocus Poland
dedicatedTo the people of Poland
forces mixed choir
orchestra
vocal soloists
genre contemporary classical music
hasTheme faith
memory of war
national identity
reconciliation
hasTitleLanguage English
language Latin
Polish
movement Agnus Dei
Credo
Gloria
Kyrie
Sanctus
period 21st century
premiereLocation Poland
structure mass ordinary-based
style blend of sacred and secular elements
fusion of Western liturgical tradition with Polish musical idioms
subject 20th-century history of Poland
Poland under occupation
Polish resistance and suffering
hope and spiritual resilience
textSource Polish poets
Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary
usesTextType Polish poetry
sacred texts
workType large-scale choral work
orchestral work

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Roxanna Panufnik notableWork Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland
Roxanna Panufnik notableWork Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland
subject linked to: Panufnik
Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland alternativeTitle Faithful Journey: A Mass for Poland
linked to: Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland