Символи і метафори квітів у китайській камерно-вокальній музиці ХХ ст.

Abstract

Research objective. The aim of the work is to reveal the specifics of images of nature in Chinese chamber and vocal art on the example of symbolic meanings in the musical and poetic interpretation of colors. The research methodology is based on analytical and comparative-historical methods. The scientific novelty is to substantiate the peculiarities of reading “floral” images in connection with the philosophical and aesthetic principles of Chinese cultures. Spiritual traditions in Chinese art provide a different interpretation of artistic symbols and images than in the European aesthetic worldview. According to the Taoist philosophy, man can achieve perfection only when he understands the beauty of nature and strives for unity with it. Therefore, elements of nature, such as flowers, trees, animals, birds, receive in national folklore and professional poetry and music a variety of symbolic meanings. Therefore, it seems appropriate and relevant to outline the peculiarities of the interpretation of signa naturae – signs of nature – on selected specific examples: Hee Fang’s Jasmine, Zhao Xinda’s Epiphyllum to Ji Tong, Xu Peidong’s Blooming Plum Blossom to Han Jinting, and Liu Hong’s Moonflower Flower to Qu Zong’s Poetry. Conclusions. The interpretation of the symbols of flowers in the contemporary chamber and vocal works of Chinese composers indicates several complementary processes. The interaction of the specific traditional basis and influential elements of European compositional technique, noticeable mainly in the interpretation of the piano part, is noticeable. Piano accompaniment is not limited to a simple accompaniment of vocal melody, but is often an independent and equivalent to the part of the soloist component of artistic expression. At the same time, all the analyzed songs preserve the ancient national traditions that have shaped the musical and poetic art of China for thousands of years. Hence the ambiguity of contemporary artists reading the symbols of nature, the appeal to the deep meanings embedded in the images of flowers in the national philosophical and poetic heritage.