Historical formation of the originality of an American choral tradition of the second half of the XX century

Maxim Dzivaltivskyi

doi:10.34064/khnum2-21.02

Abstract

Historical formation of the originality of an American choral tradition of the second half of the XX century

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Choral work of American composers of the second half of the XX century is characterized by new qualities that have appeared because of musical and non-musical factors generated by the system of cultural, historical and social conditions
In our research we present portraits of iconic figures of American choral music in the period under consideration
Analysis of the choral work of American composers proves the idea of moving the meaningful centers of professional choral music, the 2020 ■ Вип

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Choral work of American composers of the second half of the XX century is characterized by new qualities that have appeared because of musical and non-musical factors generated by the system of cultural, historical and social conditions. Despite of a serious amount of scientific literature on the history of American music, the choral layer of American music remains partially unexplored, especially, in Ukrainian musical science, that bespeaks the science and practical novelty of the research results. The purpose of this study is to discover and to analyze the peculiarities of the historical formation and identity of American choral art of the second half of the twentieth century using the the works of famous American artists as examples. The research methodology is based on theoretical, historical and analytical methods, generalization and specification

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