Lysenkiana in the Studies of Mykhailo Stepanenko in Its Connections with Musicological Tradition and Modern Investigations of the Artist’s Heritage

Abstract

The analysis of the works of Mykhailo Borysovych Stepanenko devoted to the multifaceted figure of Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko, is submitted in the article. An attempt to analyze objectively the chosen issues is made as well as to comprehend lysenkiana in the works of M. B. Stepanenko in close connection with the Ukrainian musicological tradition and modern research. M. B. Stepanenko’s music-historical studies are marked by the accuracy of archival-biographical and analytical musicological data, the absence of artificial restrictions. This phenomenon is typical for modern lysenkiana. The most important moments of M. V. Lysenko’s multifaceted creative activity as a composer, pianist, conductor, teacher and folklorist are emphasized in the considered texts. At the same time, these data are important for the history of Ukrainian music in general. In particular, the analysis of previously unpublished epistolary heritage sheds light on the artist’s friendly relations with the family of the famous historian and public figure Volodymyr Bonifatiiovych Antonovych. This information is valuable for Ukrainian musical biography. The author demonstrates the living history and cultural space of Kyiv at the early 20th century owing to the attention to details. The analyzed studies of Mykhailo Stepanenko introduce new archival materials into scientific circulation and expand the empirical base of Ukrainian musicology. Therefore, they are in the midst of relevant trends, typical for modern musicology, those contribute to the strengthening of the scientific foundations of this field of knowledge as a whole, and therefore, the entry of Ukrainian musicology into the world context as its subject.