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Rola Grafschafter Gesangbuch Wilhelma Kothego z 1878 r. w upowszechnieniu pieśni kościelnej na ziemi kłodzkiej

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This article is dedicated to the history and meaning of the Catholic Song and Prayer Book for the faithful in Kłodzko county, the first edition of which appeared in 1878 and was edited by Wilhelm Kothe. The collection went through a total of six successive editions. It contained almost 200 various kinds of hymns with musical notations. They included above all old and indigenous church songs, which made the songbook very popular among the faithful in Kłodzko county. Many parishes even made a custom of offering it to children on the occasion of their first Holy Communion. There is no doubt that the Grafschafter Gesangbuch played a leading role in restoring the religious song in German to its due rank. Furthermore, it activated the participation of the faithful in the liturgy and contributed to the popularization and standardization of singing. The songbook was also the first tangible result of the reception of Cecilian ideas in Kłodzko county.