Leonid Usachev – one of the first professional composers of the Dnepropetrovsk region (to the question about the formation of a regional composer school)

Abstract

Purpose of the article is connected with the attempt to recreate the origins of regional music culture on the example studying of Leonid Usachev’s composer creativeness because acquaintance with the personalities of musicians who precede the formation of the local school of composition, consideration of their activities, creative work contribute to the historical past and understanding of their own traditions. The methods of the research are the use of comparative, comparative-historical, cultural ways. These scientific approaches allow understanding the genesis of the regional musical culture from its origins to today’s stage musical progress. Scientific novelty of this work is to extend the concepts of musical traditions Dnieper region. Coverage of creative interests of leading musicians of Dnipropetrovsk region in the middle of the last century – L. Usachev, A. Solovyov and proves the dominance of vocal and choral genres as the main paradigm of the Dnepropetrovsk school of composers composers. Conclusions. Creative personalities of the first professional composers of Dnipropetrovsk L. Usachov, O. Solovyov form an unexplored but necessary component of the chain of all-Ukrainian musical culture and organically fit into the panorama of development of the regional school of composers. Information about them, the disclosure of their musical universalism expands the idea of the evolution of musical and educational traditions of the city and its main musically educational institution – Dnepropetrovsk academy of music named after M. Glinka, whech had celebrated 120th birthday.