Features of the Ukrainian performing school of opera in the context of the evolution of European traditions

The purpose of the study is to consider, analyze the features and main aspects related to the development of the Ukrainian performing school of opera in the context of the evolution of European traditions. Methodology. Leading research methods are historical-genetic, comparative, methods of genre and stylistic analysis, and the method of performance analysis. Scientific novelty. The article examines the main aspects, characteristics, and methodological principles of Ukrainian and European musicology, which opened new opportunities for a more complete, unbiased study of the path that had to overcome the national music culture, opera. Conclusions. As conclusions of the research results, we can say that a detailed study and study of the history, present, and trends of national music culture contributes to the development of modern performance. Absolutization of the research approach can lead to significant losses in the scientific interpretation and interpretation of artistic trends and even certain distortions in the creation of a holistic view of musical processes. Keywords: performing school, opera art, musical art, musical culture, Ukrainian music.

Defined aspects of the development of Ukrainian pop song within the postcolonial period of the late XX – early XXI century

The purpose of the article. To consider and analyze some aspects of the development of modern Ukrainian pop songs in the postcolonial period of the late XX - early XXI century. The methodology involves the use of a systematic approach to research, as well as the use of methods of analysis, synthesis, historical and comparative, which allowed analyzing the development of Ukrainian pop songs in the Soviet system and after independence when it was in the field of Russian influence. which is the glow of long-term colonial status. The scientific novelty is that for the first time the development of Ukrainian pop songs was considered not only in the context of art analysis but also the research of postcolonialism, which generally affected the development of Ukrainian culture of XX - early XXI century. Conclusions. Changes in music culture are evidence of the adaptation of the flexible mechanism of music creation to new operating conditions. And although it is difficult to predict further social changes and their impact on the formation of musical culture not only in Ukrainian society but also in the world, the main trends have already been outlined. They consist of a certain unification of musical and stylistic standards, which will eliminate the differences between performers of popular musical compositions around the world. Accordingly, globalization dictates fashion in the field of music culture. In general, at the beginning of the third millennium, Ukrainian pop song culture entered the context of European and world cultural processes and became the property of world music culture, and its brightest representatives occupy a worthy place among world masters. Keywords: pop, pop song, postcolonial influences, national self-identification.

Features of the art communicative function in the educational and cultural environment organization

Актуальность статьи обусловлена проблемой организации воспитывающей культурно-просветительской среды, что имеет дело с реализацией коммуникативной функции искусства, а также содержанием учебного процесса, технологическими особенностями, формированием, трансформацией и взаимодействием художественных и культурных ценностей в современной образовательной среде. В статье выделены основные направления, в которых раскрываются аспекты коммуникативной функции искусства, включая подготовку музыкально-познавательных программ, активизацию эмоционально-эстетических процессов, а также интерес к освоению и расширению культурологических познаний, в целом. Авторы выделяют эффективные методы создания ситуаций эмоциональных переживаний, учебных дискуссий, мотивации познавательного интереса. Содержание статьи выстроено в опоре на научно-педагогические исследования влияния среды на развитие человека при освоении новой художественной информации, в частности, арабской музыкальной культуры. В статье показано, что организация воспитывающей культурно-просветительской среды и подготовка музыкально-познавательных программ способствуют общекультурному развитию детей и положительно влияют на развитие их художественной коммуникации, что на современном этапе обретает особую значимость в воспитании современных школьников. The relevance of the article is due to the problem of organizing an educational and cultural environment, which deals with the implementation of the art communicative function, as well as the content of the educational process, technological features, the formation, transformation and interaction of artistic and cultural values in the modern educational environment. The article highlights the main directions in which aspects of the art communicative function are revealed, including the preparation of musical and educational programs, the activation of emotional and aesthetic processes, as well as interest in the development and expansion of cultural knowledge, in general. The authors highlight effective methods for creating situations of emotional experiences, educational discussions, motivation of cognitive interest. The content of the article is built on the basis of scientific and pedagogical studies of the influence of the environment on human development in the development of new artistic information, in particular, Arab musical culture. The article shows that the organization of the educational and cultural environment and the preparation of musical and educational programs contribute to the general cultural development of children and have a positive effect on the development of their artistic communication, which at the present stage is of particular importance in the upbringing of modern students.

Activities of music societies of Eastern Galicia as a prerequisite for the development of professional performance (ist third of the XX century)

The purpose of the article is to present the activities of music societies in Eastern Galicia during the late nineteenth – first third of the twentieth century, which laid the foundations for the development of national professional music education and performance, including piano. The methodological basis of the publication is historical-stylistic and comparative approaches, methods of historical-cultural discourse (V. Cherkasov), fundamental historical-musicological positions (L. Korniy, L. Kianovska, etc.). Problems of musical culture, education, and performance were considered by Galician musicians of that time (S. Lyudkevych, V. Barvinsky, N. Nyzhankivsky, etc.) in the broader context of national and cultural life, cooperation of Ukrainian cultural and educational societies, the active position of composers, performers, and teachers, which contributed to the development of professional education and performance, music culture in general. This methodological approach was continued by modern musicologists (M. Zagaykevych, L. Kiyanovska, L. Korniy, L. Mazepa, M. Cherepanin, etc.), who interpret the cultural and artistic life of Galicia in the second half of the nineteenth - early twentieth century. as a turning point in the process of formation of professional musical culture, due to the adoption of the so-called "cultural autonomy" (1867). Scientific novelty. A significant role in this process was played by music centers founded by the Society for the Distribution of Music in Galicia, the Galician Music Society (hereinafter - the Polish Music Society), the GMT Conservatory (1854) as the main musical educational institution in Galicia in the second half of the nineteenth century. The role of Ukrainian music societies was important, most of all – the centers of "Boyan" and "Union of Boyans", Music Society M. Lysenko, which became the basis for the establishment of the Ukrainian professional music institution – Higher Music Institute (1903), then - Lysenko Higher Music Institute (VMIL), the activities of an extensive network of its branches in various cities of Galicia. Significant educational activities of cultural, educational, and musical societies have encouraged professional composers to create original musical works, arrangements of folk songs, compiling the appropriate professional repertoire. In turn, this necessitated the development of professional music criticism in the Ukrainian periodicals. Analyzing the socio-cultural context of music societies, we relied on the developed classifications of their activities (N. Kobrin). This allowed us to outline the role of numerous monographic and thematic concerts dedicated to Ukrainian and Western European composers, solo concerts of prominent Ukrainian vocalists, and instrumentalists in the growth of performing skills of Ukrainian artists of this period. Conclusions. Conclusions are made about the decisive role of the network of cultural, educational, and musical societies of Eastern Galicia in the late nineteenth - first third of the twentieth century. in the process of development in the region of musical performance and musical culture in general. Keywords: musical culture of Western Ukraine, end of XIX – first third of XX century, cultural-educational and musical societies, musical performance.

Anthropological turn in the Music of the Twentieth Century

The purpose of the article is to determine the cultural and historical determinants of the anthropological turn in the music of the twentieth century when the civilizational desire to create an artificial environment led to the invention of new forms of compositional structures (twelve-tone system, aleatorics, etc.). The methodology consists of theoretical and interpretive models of analysis of mechanisms of cultural creation to determine their narrative orientation, systemic and comparative approaches to determine the specifics of the musical reality of modern culture to understand the interconnectedness with world social processes. The scientific novelty is to reveal the features of the interaction of social perceptual and artistic image in music at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries as a reality of musicological reflection, as well as to characterize the interaction of globalization processes and ethnic background in the music culture of late XX - early XXI centuries. Conclusions. The musical culture of Ukraine of the twentieth century is becoming one of the priority factors in the dialogue of cultures of both the post-totalitarian "Soviet" space and world music culture, due to the intensification of the search for new ways of human development. Expansion of spheres of interaction, integrative and globalization tendencies are not fixed as restoration of cultural-historical potential, on the contrary, polystylism as a general platform of formation is presented by appeals to Ukrainian baroque culture, the renaissance of sacred music, the revival of the ethnic component in art, search for new ones. Keywords: musical culture, anthropological turn, globalization, dialogue of cultures.

Victor Reva creative activity in the context of the development of the musical culture of South-Eastern Ukraine of the end of the XX – the beginning of the XXI centuries

The purpose of the article is to analyze the creative activity of a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, choral conductor, teacher Viktor Yakovlevich Reva. The methodology consists of the application of genre-style, structural-semantic, analytical and biographical methods for the analysis of the artist’s creative activity. Scientific novelty. For the first time in Ukrainian art history, the compositional, scientific-pedagogical, and performing acts of V. Reva in the context of the development of musical culture of South-Eastern Ukraine of the end of the XX - the beginning of the XXI century is analyzed. Conclusions. At the turn of the XX - XXI centuries. V. Reva’s creative activity enriched the musical culture of South-Eastern Ukraine. The composer’s works are included in the repertoire of creative groups and performers from Kyiv, Odessa, Mykolayiv, Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions, they are used not only as a concert, but also as educational material. The influence of both classical musical heritage and modern stylistic trends can be traced in V. Reva’s compositional work. The artist’s compositional work is genre-diverse, but the spread of his work and enrichment of knowledge about it is mainly due to the appeal to choral and vocal genres, which are a priority. Keywords: Victor Reva, composer, creative activity, musical culture of South-Eastern Ukraine

Folklore of Chadetsky Highlanders from Bukovyna

The article is the first part of a work conceived by the author, dedicated to the folk musical traditions of the ethnic group of Poles who migrated from the western Beskyds more than 200 years ago (namely, from the vicinity of the city of Chadca, located on the Kisuca River, northern Slovakia) to the Romanian part of the Carpathians, called Bukovyna. The name of this ethnic group in Poland is gorali czadecki = Chadian gurals. Their descendants still live in several settlements of the Carpathian Bukovyna: the villages of Plesha, Solonetul Nou and Poiana Mikuli, located in the basin of the Humora River in the Suceava region of Romania. The traditional culture of the Chadian highlanders, in particular their musical folklore, is still insufficiently studied by scientists. The material on which the ethnomusical part of the article is based was mainly collected by the author in the course of his own expeditionary research in these territories in the 2000s. A significant part of the article is a summary of the history of the origin and migrations of this group, as well as ethnographic information about it. After all, complex and varied historical events (mainly the so-called «Volosh colonization», which began in the XII century: the resettlement of the Romanian-speaking population to the Carpathian region from the Northern Balkans, historical Transylvania and Moldova), as well as natural landscape living conditions – cattle breeding in high-mountain pastures) identified some of the features of their traditional musical culture. The second section of the publication is a general overview of the main vocal genres of the Chadetsky gurals living in Bukovyna. A specific marker of the local singing repertoire is taidans (local name) – ritual (mostly wedding) or non-ritual (shepherd's) songs / choruses with verses 6 + 6 in a two-line stanza. Their texts are predominantly monostrophic, following in each performance in no particular order. The article examines the problematic aspects of the genre interpretation of these works: these are full-fledged songs or choruses, where words are more important. Memorial songs (of a religious nature) and lamentation over the departed still occupy an important place in traditional life. The memories of older respondents keep archaic games held at night near the dead. Christmas carols of various types, performed by different age groups of carol singers, are still an actively widespread genre: children, youth – the «young brotherhood» (with mummers), older men - the «old brotherhood». Also known is the children's ritual of sowing grain in houses on New Year's morning. Information about song genres is presented in the context of their functioning in everyday life and rituals

Art of Contemporary Composer Jia Daqun in Context of Chinese Culture

На современном этапе развития китайской профессиональной музыкальной культуры композитору и музыкальному теоретику Цзя Дацюню принадлежит особая роль. В статье рассматриваются его жизненный путь, композиторское творчество и музыкально-теоретические работы. Цель исследования — определить роль композитора в развитии современной китайской академической музыки; создать панораму его творчества; выявить в произведениях специфические формы претворения китайских национальных традиций, сочетающихся с элементами композиторских техник XX–XXI веков. Многие аспекты китайской музыки до сих пор не изучены и представляют исследовательский интерес; в результате получают характеристику яркие черты стиля Цзя Дацюня, как основная идея его творчества выделяется органичный синтез китайской народной музыкальной культуры и европейских универсалий. Цзя следует современным музыкальным тенденциям: он применяет в сочинениях такие композиционные техники, как серийность, сериализм, пуантилизм, минимализм, микрополифония, алеаторика, пространственная музыка, а также активно работает в области музыкального театра. Во всех его музыкальных произведениях присутствуют национальные китайские элементы, которые представлены музыкальными инструментами, народными темами и звукорядом пентатоники, воплощая образы китайской культуры в их неповторимом своеобразии. The article examines life path of a contemporary Chinese composer Jia Daqun and his art as a composer and music theorist. The purpose of research is to determine the role of the composer in the development of modern Chinese musical culture; to create a panorama of his art; to identify the main features of his style; to designate in his compositions specific forms of implementation of Chinese national traditions, combined with characteristic tendencies of musical compositions of the XX–XXI centuries. The scientific novelty of the article lies in fact that many aspects of Chinese music have not yet been studied and are of a research interest. At the present stage of development of the Chinese professional musical culture, special role belongs to the composer and musical theorist Jia Daqun. The research highlights bright features of the composer’s style and the main idea of his art, namely the idea of organic synthesis of Chinese folk and European musical cultures. In his compositions Jia follows modern musical trends, uses such compositional techniques as seriality, serialism, pointillism, minimalism, micropolyphony, aleatorics, spatial music. He also actively works in the field of musical theater. All his musical works contain national Chinese elements, which are represented by musical instruments, folk musical themes and pentatonic scale, and images of Chinese culture.

Glenn Gould in six scenes

Glenn Gould’s legacy revolves around his retirement from the concert hall in 1964. Studies of his artistry often reflect on that by following a particular impulse: to seek out the rational underpinnings of this decision and to explain them in terms of a larger technological or aesthetic vision. Drawing in particular on the work of Virginia Held and Sara Ahmed, this article conceptualises Gould’s abandonment of the concert hall as an act of self-care, a mechanism for coping with the increasingly intrusive and exploitative celebrity musical culture into which he was catapulted as a young musician. Thus, this article frames Gould’s self-care in terms of six overlapping scenes, as he performed in the concert hall and recording studio, in interviews and essays, and in front of the camera as photographic subject and television actor, culminating with a case study based on an excerpt from Bruno Monsaingeon’s documentary Glenn Gould: The Alchemist. The study concludes by suggesting that Gould’s artistic choices (and achievements) had much more to do with cultivating caring relations that allowed him to thrive than they did with an individual pursuit of a grand musical philosophy.

The Polish Contribution to Central European Musical Culture in the Seventeenth Century. The Case of Marcin Mielczewski

The seventeenth-century Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania, embracing the lands of the Polish Crown (together with the territory of present-day Ukraine) and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, belonged geographically to both Central and Eastern Europe. It was a multiethnic and multiconfessional state, in which the Latin and Greek cultures were mutually interactive. With regard to the musical culture of the royal court, however, itwas the close ties with Italy that were of the greatest significance. The Polish kings of the Vasa dynasty (above ali Zygmunt III and Władysław IV) maintained music chapels consisting to a considerable extent of Italian musicians, among whom were Luca Marenzio, Giulio Cesare Gabussi, Asprilio Pacelli, Giovanni Francesco Anerio and Tarquinio Merula. Thanks to the Polish patronage, they not only composed newworks, but also trained musicians of various nations belonging to the royal ensembles. Among the composers trained at the Polish court was the Italian Marco Scacchi (d. 1662), chapel-master to Władysław IV, the composer of operas staged in the royal theatre, and also a music theorist – the author of a classification of musical genres which was produced during Scacchi's dispute over music theory with the Gdansk organist Paul Siefert. This dispute contributed to the popularisation across Europe of the works of Scacchi and also of other musicians associated with the court of the Polish Vasas. Extant handwritten sources of Silesian provenance (belonging to the Emil Bohn collection, currently held in the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin) testify the considerable interest in this region (now within the Polish borders, but in the seventeenth century constituting a dominion of the Empire) in the religious compositions of Marcin Mielczewski (d. 1651), musician to Władysław IV (until 1644) and subsequently, until his death, chapel-master to Karol Ferdinand Vasa, Bishop of Płock and Wrocław. Of Mielczewski's compositional output for the needs of the Roman Catholic Church, copyists from Lutheran circles in Wrocław chose primarily psalms that were universal to the Christian repertory, furnishing those works whose texts chimed with the doctrine of the Augsburg confession with more appropriate texts of German-language contrafacta. However, this method was not always successful in eliminating traces of Catholicism, which remained, for example, in the melodies of works based on pre-compositional material drawn by Mielczewski from Marian songs that were popular in Poland (e.g. the church concerto Audite gentes et exsultate, also preserved in a version with the text of a German-language contrafactum entitled Nun höret alle, based on the song O gloriosa Domina, which in the former Commonwealth was treated as a chivalrous hymn).