Melodies played automatically on the carillon of the Town Hall
(before hour stike):
- 8:00 – Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1972) – Gdyby rannym słonkiem from Halka opera (arr. K. Cieślik)
- 9:00 – Johann Ephraim Eggert (1728-1803) – Wachet auf, ruf uns die Stimme chorale arrangement
- 10:00 – Balletto Polacho from Gdańsk lute tablature (arr. W. Maciak)
- 11:00 – Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) – Życzenie (arr. M. Kaźmierczak)
- 12:00 – Johann Balthasar Christian Freisslich (1687-1764) – Jauchze, Danzig (arr. M. Kaźmierczak)
- after 12:00 – Rota (arr. A. Samul), Kashubian anthem
- 1:00 pm – trad. Laura i Filon (arr. K. Cieślik)
- 2:00 pm – Rex from Jan z Lublina tabulature (ok. 1540)(ok. 1540)
- 3:00 pm – Johann Ephraim Eggert (1728-1803) – Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ chorale arrangement
- 4:00 pm – Balletto Polacho from Gdańsk lute tablature (17thcentury) (arr. W. Maciak)
- 5:00 pm – composer’s hour (variable) – Artur Samul (*1992) – Andante
- 6:00 pm – Jan Sebastian Bach – I Preludium (Ave Maria)
- after 6.00 pm – Gaude Mater Polonia (arr. A. Samul)
- 7:00 pm – Johann Ephraim Eggert (1728-1803) – Befiehl du deine Wege chorale arrangement
- 8:00 pm – Chorea from Oliwa tablature (ca. 1619) (arr. M. Kaźmierczak)
- 9:00 pm – Johann Ephraim Eggert (1728-1803) – Ein feste Burg chorale arrangement
Composer’s hour
Before 5 pm, we present pieces specially composed for the Town Hall automatic carillon by young composers.
The melodies will be changing, so we encourage you to listen and check them out!
Andante is another one-minute composition, intended for performance by the carillon of Gdańsk’s Main Town Hall. This piece is a variation on the middle section of a larger work of a concertante nature, written for solo carillon, intended for a single performer. As the title suggests, the composition encourages one to maintain a leisurely pace whilst strolling through the streets of Gdańsk, though I must admit that I myself usually opt for a slightly brisker pace.
Artur Samul
He is a graduate of composition, solo singing and harpsichord at the Academy of Music in Gdansk.
While studying the latter, he practiced playing the carillon and learned to arrange for automatic carillons. As part of a carillon workshop in November 2023, he won a competition to arrange the Rota, which was installed on a state-of-the-art carillon automatic computer recently installed on the tower of the Main Town Hall and is performed daily at 12:00 pm.
