När ny psalm blir till: Hur psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmskrivandet
(2024) KRMM75 20241Church and Mission Studies
- Abstract
- The purpose of this master's thesis in practical theology, with a focus on hymnology, is to investigate how the life and environment of hymn writers influence the composition of contemporary hymn texts within the Church of Sweden. This is achieved through qualitative interviews with established hymn writers.
The selection criteria for the study included the hymn writer’s representation in the 1986 edition of the Swedish Hymnal or the hymn supplement "Hymns for the 21st Century," the ability to choose five of their hymns that are or have been in use, i.e., sung or have been sung and the willingness of the hymn writer to be interviewed. Additionally, the study aimed to include an equal number of male and female hymn writers.
The interviews... (More) - The purpose of this master's thesis in practical theology, with a focus on hymnology, is to investigate how the life and environment of hymn writers influence the composition of contemporary hymn texts within the Church of Sweden. This is achieved through qualitative interviews with established hymn writers.
The selection criteria for the study included the hymn writer’s representation in the 1986 edition of the Swedish Hymnal or the hymn supplement "Hymns for the 21st Century," the ability to choose five of their hymns that are or have been in use, i.e., sung or have been sung and the willingness of the hymn writer to be interviewed. Additionally, the study aimed to include an equal number of male and female hymn writers.
The interviews were based on some of the hymn writers' own hymn texts. Each hymn writer selected five hymns according to the following five criteria as the basis for the interview: early, later, easy to write, difficult to write, and close to the heart. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The transcribed interviews, comprising over fifty pages of source material for the thesis, served as the basis for the analysis, which sought patterns and contexts based on what is striking and relevant in light of the study's purpose. The interview material was systematically and comprehensively coded and organized into themes. The study's results are illustrated with quotes. The analysis is permeated by my understanding of Palm's model for text interpretation and Eggehorn's definition of hymns.
A comprehensive review of the hymn's journey through the Church of Sweden's common hymnals and hymn supplements is provided to place contemporary hymns in a broader perspective and to highlight how contemporary times influence which hymns are written and used.
The life and environment of the hymn writer influence the hymns. This is demonstrated both by the illumination of the hymn's history in Sweden and the interviews with the established contemporary hymn writers. Palm's model for text interpretation in the analysis shows that all aspects influencing the text are interconnected and interdependent. The text interpretation model, with the slight modifications made in the thesis to apply to hymns – a genre where words and melody are intertwined – can be used by both the hymn writers’ and the hymn users’ interpretations of hymns. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med denna masteruppsats i praktisk teologi, inriktad mot hymnologi, är att undersöka hur psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmskrivandet av nutida psalmtexter inom Svenska kyrkan, genom kvalitativa intervjuer med några etablerade psalmförfattare.
Urvalskriterier för studien var att psalmförfattaren är representerad i Den svenska psalmboken 1986 eller Psalmer i 2000-talet, kan välja fem av sina psalmer som är/har varit i funktion, dvs sjungs/har sjungits, att psalmförfattaren vill intervjuas, samt att lika många kvinnor som män ska ingå i studien.
Intervjuerna har sin utgångspunkt i några av psalmförfattarnas egna psalmtexter. Varje psalmförfattare valde fem psalmer utifrån följande fem kriterier som grund för intervjun:... (More) - Syftet med denna masteruppsats i praktisk teologi, inriktad mot hymnologi, är att undersöka hur psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmskrivandet av nutida psalmtexter inom Svenska kyrkan, genom kvalitativa intervjuer med några etablerade psalmförfattare.
Urvalskriterier för studien var att psalmförfattaren är representerad i Den svenska psalmboken 1986 eller Psalmer i 2000-talet, kan välja fem av sina psalmer som är/har varit i funktion, dvs sjungs/har sjungits, att psalmförfattaren vill intervjuas, samt att lika många kvinnor som män ska ingå i studien.
Intervjuerna har sin utgångspunkt i några av psalmförfattarnas egna psalmtexter. Varje psalmförfattare valde fem psalmer utifrån följande fem kriterier som grund för intervjun: Tidig, senare, lätt att skriva, svår att skriva och nära hjärtat. Intervjuerna spelades in och transkriberades. De utskrivna intervjuerna, uppsatsens källmaterial som omfattar drygt femtio sidor, blev underlag för analysen i vilken söktes mönster och sammanhang baserade på det som är iögonfallande och relevant mot bakgrund av studiens syfte. Intervjumaterialet kodades på ett systematiskt och överskådligt sätt, och sammanfördes till teman. Studiens resultat belyses med citat. Analysen genomsyras av min förståelse av Palms modell för texttolkning samt Eggehorns psalmdefinition.
En övergripande genomgång av psalmens väg genom Svenska kyrkans gemensamma psalmböcker och psalmbokstillägg ges för att sätta in nutida psalm i ett vidare perspektiv och belysa hur samtiden påverkar vilka psalmer som skrivs och används.
Psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmerna. Detta visar såväl belysningen av psalmens historia i Sverige som intervjuerna med de etablerade nutida psalmförfattarna. Palms modell för texttolkning i analysen visar att alla de aspekter som påverkar texten hör samman och är beroende av varandra. Texttolkningsmodellen, med den lättare bearbetning som gjorts i uppsatsen för att appliceras på psalm som är en genre där ord och ton är sammanflätade, kan användas för såväl psalmförfattares som psalmbrukares tolkningar av psalm. (Less)
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- Hesslefors Persson, Kerstin LU
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- KRMM75 20241
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- 2024
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- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- hymn, hymn writer, hymn writing, hymn book, the way of the hymns, hymn history, contemporary hymns, hymn poetry, poetic, primary factors of textual interpretation, Py Bäckman, Per Harling, Jonas Jonsson, Christina Lövestam
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The selection criteria for the study included the hymn writer’s representation in the 1986 edition of the Swedish Hymnal or the hymn supplement "Hymns for the 21st Century," the ability to choose five of their hymns that are or have been in use, i.e., sung or have been sung and the willingness of the hymn writer to be interviewed. Additionally, the study aimed to include an equal number of male and female hymn writers.
The interviews were based on some of the hymn writers' own hymn texts. Each hymn writer selected five hymns according to the following five criteria as the basis for the interview: early, later, easy to write, difficult to write, and close to the heart. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The transcribed interviews, comprising over fifty pages of source material for the thesis, served as the basis for the analysis, which sought patterns and contexts based on what is striking and relevant in light of the study's purpose. The interview material was systematically and comprehensively coded and organized into themes. The study's results are illustrated with quotes. The analysis is permeated by my understanding of Palm's model for text interpretation and Eggehorn's definition of hymns.
A comprehensive review of the hymn's journey through the Church of Sweden's common hymnals and hymn supplements is provided to place contemporary hymns in a broader perspective and to highlight how contemporary times influence which hymns are written and used.
The life and environment of the hymn writer influence the hymns. This is demonstrated both by the illumination of the hymn's history in Sweden and the interviews with the established contemporary hymn writers. Palm's model for text interpretation in the analysis shows that all aspects influencing the text are interconnected and interdependent. The text interpretation model, with the slight modifications made in the thesis to apply to hymns – a genre where words and melody are intertwined – can be used by both the hymn writers’ and the hymn users’ interpretations of hymns.}},
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title = {{När ny psalm blir till: Hur psalmförfattarens liv och omvärld påverkar psalmskrivandet}},
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