Abstract
The purpose of the article is to analyze and highlight the conceptual foundations of vocal and choral work by leading figures in Ukrainian choral culture of the 20th century – Oleksander Koshyts, Dmytro Kotko, Kostiantyn Pihrov, and Viacheslav Palkin. The powerful influence of their professional experience and achievements on the development and elevation of academic choral art has shaped the national stylistic features of choral performance. Their demanding approaches to choir selection, the intricacies of rehearsal work, concert interpretation, and artistic performance can be traced in the activities of students of renowned conductors such as Viktor Ikonnyk, Pavlo Muravskyi, Volodymyr Vasylevych, and Yevhen Vakhniak. Today, in the midst of Russia’s full-scale invasion of our lands, the issue of identifying Ukrainian culture on the international stage is particularly relevant. Choral music in Ukraine, which has been the source and foundation of the development of professional musical genres, has become the most recognizable form of art on the world stage today. Within the context of Ukrainian national traditions of choral performance, the understanding of stylistic nuances occurs through the prism of national spirituality and moral values. Intonation, tuning, ensemble, sound production, rhythmic synchronicity, diction, and agogics are elements of the tradition passed down from generation to generation through singing. Professional activity of 20th-century conductors is evidence of the consistent and systematic transmission of the choral singing tradition. Glorious choirs promoted the beauty of Ukrainian songs, introduced audiences to choral music masterpieces, and acquainted the world with the high spiritual culture of the nation. The persuasive influence of the mentioned maestros’ conducting will on their ensembles, the friendly-demanding atmosphere that prevailed in the meticulous process of sound production, contributed to achieving high artistic creative results. The fundamentals and principles of working with a choir developed by conductors throughout their creative journey, the specifics of interpretive techniques, have become a priority in shaping the characteristics of both individual performing styles of conductors and their ensembles, as well as the national style of choral performance as a whole.
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