CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS OF UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS BY ALEXANDER YAKOVCHUK: THE LEVEL OF THE NATIONAL GENETIC MENTALITY
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choral arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs, A. YakovchukAbstract
The purpose of the article. The article is devoted to the genre of choral arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs and reflection of the national mentality of Ukrainians in music folklore. It is emphasized the importance of professional composers work in this field as well as the particular role of choral arrangements of folk songs in preserving the national originality of Ukrainian music, which has not only cultural but also the political significance for the processes of Ukraine state-building. The methodology of the research is to apply the source-study method – in the study of musicology literature, the textual approach – when considering various musical samples. The scientific novelty of the research is in the analysis of the Ukrainian folk songs on the material of the collection «Ukrainian folk songs for the male choir a cappella arranged by Alexander Yakovchuk» (K., 2016). The article deals with song arrangements of the calendar ritual cycle, most of which were recorded by the composer in his folklore expeditions. The first group of this arrangements consists of the winter period songs – carols and shchedrivki, filled with joyful expectations of the Nativity of Christ. The second group includes of the spring cycle songs bearing the spirit of the renewed nature after the winter sleep. The collection presents the Kupala songs genre related to the day of the summer solstice, known as Ivan Kupala’s feast. For the first time, the arrangements of chumak songs, which are considered to be a unique phenomenon of Ukrainian folklore, has been published. Conclusions. Ukrainian folk-song creativity reveals all the qualities of the Ukrainian nature – their peace-loving, heart-warming, lyrical souls at the Level of the National Genetic Mentality. The mentioned issue is felt in the musical folklore, in its colorful intonational dictionary, in its genre variety of the calendar ritual cycle songs: carols, shchedrivkas, spring songs as well as Kupala songs.
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