The Genre of Poems in the Flute Repertory(on The Example of the Works by Ch. Griffiths and J. Kolodub)

Abstract

The essence of the concept "poem" is analyzed in the context of the origins of this genre. The characteristic features of the studied genre are clarified not only from the literary standpoint, but also from the standpoint of the musical-instrumental genre. The relevance of the study of the "poem" genre is highlighted as a type of flute musical work. Its uniqueness and significance in the flute repertoire among diverse flute works is confirmed. Two works of the same genre by American and Ukrainian composers, who are representatives of different composer schools and traditions, but whose works share common features, are considered. A detailed musical analysis of two "Poems" in versions for flute and piano was carried out by studying the musical text and the most popular modern performing interpretations. Their structural, substantive, and shape-forming components have been studied. It has been proven that works that had been created for solo flute accompanied by an orchestra gained more popularity and distribution than versions for flute and piano. It has been clarified to which period of creativity each composer's work belongs. It is indicated which elements of the musical language, means of expression and other compositional techniques characterize this stage of the creative activity of each of the composers. The relationship between the flute and piano parts has been established. The interaction between them and equality, which are characteristic of chamber works, have been revealed. Attention is drawn to the peculiarities of the musical language that characterize each of the composers and that are clearly manifested in the specified works. The author discovered the identity between the eastern motifs that exist in the music of Ch. Griffiths and the features of the use of characteristic musical modes in the work of Zh. Kolodub. The coloristic direction of impressionism was found, which is the main characteristic feature of the studied style, this feature was clearly manifested in both works. The expansion of the technical capabilities of the musical instrument (flute) was studied, which is observed in the use of contrasting nuances, registers, in unexpected solutions, combinations of time signatures, the presence of intricacies of heartbreaking passages and melodic constructions.