The features of musical dramaturgy of children's opera by Igor Shcherbakov "The witch Trap"

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the features of the development of dramatic action
of the children's opera by I. Shcherbakov " The witch Trap" and appropriate means of expression.
The methodology is based on a comprehensive analysis of the specified opera and the
benchmarking method of the opera by K. Stetsenko "Ivasyk Telesyk." The scientific novelty of the
work lies in the fact that for the first time was the analysis of the children's opera" The witch Trap"
by which features of drama are determined. Conclusions. It was established leading compositional
principles that form a special author model of the opera "The witch Trap" by I. Shcherbakov. The
author model of the opera consists of the organic combination of the modern means of the musical
expression with the traditions of the Ukrainian music. Unlike the opera by K. Stetsenko I.
Shcherbakov in his work uses an intensive, concentrated action development based on dynamic seethrough scenes in opera. Small scales, the mobility of action, parody and comedy, bright and live folk tune, conversational recitatives partly approach the opera to the genre of opera-buff.
Key words: children's opera, the Ukrainian children's opera, the opera for children, the
musical dramaturgy, the operatic dramaturgy