THE HUTSUL THEME AND FOLKLORE IN MYKOLA KOLESSA MUSIC ART

Abstract

The purpose of the article is the analysis of Mykola Kolessa’s music art, especially the Hutsul theme and folklore, such as essential factors in his musical style. Especial attention in the research was directed to the symphonic and piano music by Mykola Kolessa. The methodology of the article includes analytical and comparative methods of analysis Kolessa’s music. Kolessa’s music contains many different aesthetic-style art directions of XX century: late romanticism, impressionism, symbolism, neoclassicism, neo-folklorism, Hutsul secession. Kolessa’s creative manner combined different style features and tendencies. Besides it influenced to the formwork and genre-stylistic features of his individual composer style. The critical stage in symphonic work of Kolessa is suite for a string orchestra "In mountains"(1972). This cycle of three-part is distinguished by the refined impressionistic colour in harmonic, timbre and texture relation. The scientific novelty reflects important meaning of the Hutsul folklore in his music language. Also in the article was outlined fundamental role of the kolomyika in intonation and metro-rhythmic parameters in Kolessa’s music art, especially it was expressed in his piano cycles. The elements of Carpathian folklore are distinctly presented in the cycle "Three kolomyikas," Preludes and Second Symphony. "Three kolomyikas" is the cycle of piano miniatures where the Hutsul dancing elements are clearly shown in that. Folklore motives in the refined artistically-stylistic finishing are presented in Preludes for piano  by Kolessa: "Fantastic" (1938), "Autumn" (1969), "Hutsul" (1975), "About Dovbush" (1981). In the suite for piano "Pictures of Hutsul's Land" composer did not use authentic motives but create the own musical style by the colorful Hutsul folk music.  Conclusions. Skilful combination of archaic layers of Carpathian folklore with the newest facilities of composer’s technique is specified on actuality of his music in the European context and also his music style assisted becoming of the Ukrainian modern art with the brightly expressed national basis. In the research  are considered labours of the prominent Ukrainian musicologists who study and explore Kolessa’s music art, in particular –  semantic, stylistic and genre features of it. The subjects of Kolessa’s music and rethinking of Hutsul folklore elements by him had enriched his music language, also it characterized his composer art as unique and significant phenomenon in Ukrainian music context of XX century.