Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify the characteristic traits of Oleh Kyva’s composer’s thinking on the example of his chamber cantatas. This goal presupposes the solution of a number of tasks, in particular, an analysis of the place of his work in the context of musical culture of the second half of the twentieth century and the allocation of its links with the previous musical tradition.The research methodology is connected with the use of the method of analysis of the available musical material – the cantata of O. Kyva, the review of the scientific and theoretical material devoted to the composer’s work. The synthesis and systematization of the results in order helped to identify the general and distinctive features of the Kyva’s cantatas.The scientific novelty is to shed light on the key features of Oleh Kiva’s choral thinking, which are evident in his chamber cantatas. Synthesis of various genre origins and a bright melodic beginning are the features that form the basis of the author’s compositional style. The vitality of the cantata genre in 20th century music culture and its ability to reproduce composer’s intentions are affirmed.Results. Chamber cantata is one of the leading genres in the work of A. Kyva. One can note the evolution of composer’s thinking on the example of his chamber cantatas. In this genre there is a change in composing thinking – from the prevalence of lyrical images in the first chamber cantatas to philosophical and in-depth contemplation in the latter.Conclusions. The composer has a tendency to stylistic synthesis, which manifests itself through the combination of elements of academic and pop music, folk native music and oriental ethnic music. Each chamber cantata represents a new version of the realization of this genre and testifies to the extraordinary melodic talent of the composer. A promising direction for further research is to highlight the specifics of this genre’s embodiment in the works of other leading Ukrainian composers.
Highlights
Significant interest to vocal beginning is one of the main features of domestic composers’ creation
One can note the evolution of composer’s thinking on the example of his chamber cantatas. In this genre there is a change in composing thinking – from the prevalence of lyrical images in the first chamber cantatas to philosophical and in-depth contemplation in the latter
The composer has a tendency to stylistic synthesis, which manifests itself through the combination of elements of academic and pop music, folk native music and oriental ethnic music
Summary
Chamber cantata is one of the leading genres in the work of A. One can note the evolution of composer’s thinking on the example of his chamber cantatas. In this genre there is a change in composing thinking – from the prevalence of lyrical images in the first chamber cantatas to philosophical and in-depth contemplation in the latter
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