Concept fusion in modern rock music in Ukraine

Abstract

The work aims to explore the significance of the concept of "fusion" in the development of modern rock music in Ukraine. The research methodology consists of the application of several approaches: historical - in the accumulation of data obtained from primary sources, musicological and art literature on the selected topic; analytical - in the use of art and cultural literature; system, which allowed to summarize the artistic and aesthetic features of the genre of rock music, theoretical and prognostic method - allowed to summarize the study and substantiate proposals for solving complex issues facing Ukrainian rock music. Scientific novelty: for the first time in national art history, the concept of "fusion" is represented in Ukrainian rock music, which synthesizes ancient Ukrainian song traditions with the latest achievements of Western European musical culture. Conclusions. The concept of "fusion", as a multi-valued term, by its nature, has a unique creative meaning and contains an innovative idea. The concept of "fusion" in Ukrainian rock music has a certain nature of conflict, because, on the one hand, Western European influences, which began in the early twentieth century, embraced the cultural life of young people, and stimulated the emergence of new genres in contemporary Ukrainian music. On the other hand, the rethinking of Ukrainian folklore, ie the transformation of traditional Ukrainian folk songs (renditions of ancient family songs, calendars, and rituals, etc., containing ethno-trends identified and outlined the further development of rock music in Ukraine. Keywords: fusion, rock-music, concept, folklore, ethno-rock, autentic rock, music culture.