Abstract
The article is devoted to examining the compositional method of contemporary Russian composer Iraida Yusupova. At the center of attention are three compositions – “A Portrait of the Artist’s Wife” (2012), “Polychordia” (2001) and “Beautiful Willows in a Beautiful Ambient” (2010). The definition “the magic of repetition” brought out into the article’s title belongs to composer Nikolai Sidelnikov, Yusupova’s composition teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. Despite its metaphoric quality, this concept successfully describes the original traits of Yusupova’s compositions. Her compositional technique includes methods which are close to repetitivity, as well as those that are considerably different from the latter. The first category is represented by the composition “A Portrait of the Artist’s Wife,” while the second is characteristic for her compositions “Polychordia” and “Beautiful Willows in a Beautiful Ambient.” In the analysis of the composition “A Portrait of the Artist’s Wife” the hypothesis is put forth about the cryptographic character of this portrait-like composition. The researcher’s supposition, which has received confirmation, is based on the features of the pitch material, which presents a musical manifestation of the composer’s name. the idea of repetition is realized here by means of repetitive technique. The method of “spontaneous polyphony” (to use Yusupova’s term) is examined by the example of the two other compositions analyzed in this article. Keywords: Iraida Yusupova, method of repetition, repetitive technique, contemporary Russian music, “spontaneous polyphony”
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