Specific Synergy of Content and Form in Huang Ji’s Vocal Miniature to Liu Xiang’s Poem «Going Through the Snow»

Abstract

The aim of the article is to reveal the specific synergy of content and form in Huang Ji’s vocal miniature to Liu Xiang’s poem “Going through the Snow”.Research methodology. The comparative analysis applied in the article made it possible to establish morphogenetic and meaningful links between music and poetic text of Huang Ji’s vocal miniature to Liu Xiang’s poem “Going through the Snow” and traditional Chinese painting. The leading intonemes of the vocal miniature have been determined by the intonational analysis, among which the intoneme of the bell holds a unique place.Results. The author examines the specific performance character of the comprehensive content in the small form typical of Huang Ji’s vocal miniature to Liu Xiang’s poem “Going through the Snow”. The syntheses of signs of expressiveness inherent in music, poetry and painting, the principle of allegorical presentation of the plot have contributed to the concentration of the volumetric content in the small form. The embodiment of the poetic text of a song of national painting, which is defined as a moving perspective, has led to the emergence of moving landscapes and plot. The Chinese vocal miniature genre is defined as a song-scroll by the type of content development. The journey from winter to spring is interpreted as a symbolic reflection of the path of cognition of the world. It has been established that intonemes of the song drama have affirmative and symbolic significance. The intoneme of the bell is inherent in the unity of symbolic and realistic functions.Novelty. An attempt is made at identifying a song-scroll as the genre type of the Chinese vocal miniature, arising from the infusion of the features of classical national painting to the song drama.The practical significance is determined by the expediency of using its provisions both in further scientific developments regarding the genre specific character of the Chinese vocal miniature, and in the process of implementing the interpretative versions of the song masterpiece by Huang Ji.