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Z dziejów muzyki w kościele pielgrzymkowym pw. św. Katarzyny Aleksandryjskiej w Starym Wielisławiu

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The biginnings of musical culture in Stary Wielisław are connected to the parish church of St. Catherine of Alexandria. For centures pilgrims made their wayto the place singing German language hymns. Liturgical customs in Stary Wielisław had a specific character (sung rosary) and certain patterns that had evolved over time (processions). A brass band that accompanied the pilgrims played an important role in them. The traditions of church music were cultivated thanks to the efforts of the local organists as wel as the vocal and instrumental group that was under their direction and whose beginnings reach back to the 17th century. It was one of greatest and best ensembles in the Kłodzko region, and it reached a high level under the leadership of choirmaster Karl Katzer (in the years 1896-1925) and his succesor Max Hainze (in the years 1926-1934). The compositions of Father Robert Gajda, who was a chaplain in Stary Wielisław in the years 12926-1924, played an important role in the orchestra's repertoire. Services in Stary Wielisław were accompanied by an organ ever since the 18th century. The present instrument with its 17 stops, two manuals an a pedal was built in 1901 by Franz Lux from Lądek - Zdrój. This instrument is the first organ made by that firm to possess pneumatic stop-key action.