Cine merge tot pe drum for flute, violin, cello and vibraphone by Snejana Pîslari: features of composition and musical language

Abstract

The article analyzes the work by Snejana Pîslari „Cine merge tot pe drum” for flute, violin, cello and vibraphone. The compositional task was formulated by S. Pîslari as the synthesis of folklore material with the principles of building a minimalist composition, since one of the impulses for the creation of the named work became the musical controversy with the Russian composer V. Martynov and his book „The End of the Composer's Time”. Therefore, the use of a folkloric quotation was a fundamental condition for the author. The second musical impulse for the appearance of this work was born after S. Pîslari's journey through the Moldovan villages. The work is written in simple multipart form with features of triple variations, the basic principles of intonational and thematic development are variational and variable. The structure, according to the composer's plan, does not imply completeness, therefore the moment of the end of the work takes on a philosophical significance, testifying to the infinity of the path.