INNOVATIVE USE OF THE DAMPER PEDAL IN THE CONTEMPORARY PIANO MUSIC

Abstract

Purpose. The article explores and determines the main modes of innovation in the use of the damper piano pedal by contemporary composers. The research methodology is based on the methods of elementary-theoretical and structural-genetic analysis and synthesis. Elements of style and performance analysis are used. The comparative method of research makes it possible to draw analogies between innovations in the use of the pedal by contemporary composers and by authors of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The scientific novelty of this study lies in description, classification and aesthetic-stylistic justification of the innovative use of the damper pedal in contemporary piano music, in particular in the works by Ukrainian composers. Conclusions. Among the main modes of innovative pedalization are continuous holding down of the damper pedal, which goes back to the dawn of the development of the piano as an instrument, its application as an integral auxiliary element of various extended piano techniques and use and inclusion into music texture of various sounds produced by the action of the pedal mechanism that were previously considered aesthetically unacceptable. In the works of the authors we are examining in this article the damper pedal is a powerful original and innovative means of expression and texture formation.