Abstract

Research objective – to determine the main genres of spiritual music of Protestantism, the peculiarities of their origin and functioning in different denominations, the current state of music in the Christian evangelical churches of Ukraine. The methodology is complex and based on the historicaltypological methods in the process of revealing historical connections of origin and formation of genres of spiritual music of different Protestant denominations, the method of hermeneutics in interpreting doctrinal features of works, the method of music-theoretical analysis in identifying harmonic, melodic and formative elements. on the comparative method when comparing the results and the method of generalization – when summarizing the results of the study. The scientific novelty. For the first time the spiritual music of the Protestant church is considered from the point of view of the historical retrospective of its genre system. The leading genres of Catholic and Orthodox church music are briefly described - Gregorian chant, Mass, liturgy, significant chant, party and choral concerts, motets by J. Walter, L. Zenfl, spiritual works by G. Schutz and J. S. Bach – Passions, Kantates. The historical way of appearance of Protestants on the territory of modern Ukraine and the contribution to the formation of Russian spiritual song by Ivan Prokhanov are considered. Conclusions. The spiritual music of Protestant churches is characterized by an incredible variety of genres and styles, and the basis of the genre system of evangelical Christian music today is communal and choral singing – chorales of XVI–XVII centuries, works of classical composers, spiritual songs of modern authors, jazz and pop processing. In addition, Protestant churches actively use instrumental music – organ, piano, chamber, brass, symphony orchestras, modern pop groups.

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