VIOLA CLASS AT THE TCHAIKOVSKY NATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF UKRAINE: SCIENTIFIC VECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

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To write the article, the author studied numerous dissertation researches devoted to various issues of viola performance, carried out by teachers and students of the department of the bowed string instruments at the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine. It was found that, despite the colossal potential of timbre and expressive possibilities, the viola for a long time remained in the shadow of its closest relatives from the string-bowed family - primarily in the aspect of solo performance. The path of the viola to recognition as an equal solo instrument is described, which began during Romanticism in the second half of the 19th century, gained rapid momentum in the first half of the 20th century, and, in fact, continues today. It is emphasized that the introduction of viola issues into scientific and musical circulation is one of the means of cultural propaganda of the instrument, along with its performance presentation. The presence of scientific potential among viola players is indicated, because in the period from 1971 to the present day, 9 candidate theses were defended in Ukraine, devoted to various problematic issues of viola performance, of which 5 were carried out by teachers and students of the viola class of the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine. The author provides information on the biographies of viola musicologists and characterizes each dissertation research. The relevance and progressiveness of the research topic, which is often ahead of its time, is noted. The importance of the further continuation of scientific research in the field of viola performance is emphasized. It has been proven that the department of bowed string instruments of the P.I. Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music of Ukraine today is not only a quantitative, but also a qualitative leader in the field of viola performance research.