Dobroslav Orel a slovenský hymnologický výskum

A concise characterisation of Slovak hymnological research, via Dobroslav Orel’s activity inBratislava. Dobroslav Orel’s experience from Czech hymnological research, his conceptionof the Czech hymn, and his editorial work on the “Czech hymnbook”. The contributions ofDobroslav Orel on hymn sources and on the work of the Franciscan musician Paulín Bajan;his suggestions for researching the Lutheran and Catholic hymn in the territory of the presentSlovakia. The influence of the pupils of Dobroslav Orel – Zdenka Bokesová and KonštantínHudec – on musicological research of the hymn in Slovakia.