J.Petzel's works for the ensemble of copper wind instruments in the context of German tradition of 17th century

Abstract

The purpose the article: creative activity of Johann Petzel, the then-known multi-instrumentalist, whose creative path and kind of activity reflects the life and status of the musician of the Baroque era, is analyzed in the article in the context of the development of the German ensemble performance on copper wind instruments of the 17th century. It is noted that the motivation for the appearance of works for the ensemble of copper wind was a purely practical need to replenish the repertoire of urban performers. The works are written taking into account the technical capabilities of the instruments and follow the specifics of the genre-style tendencies of German instrumental music of the 17th century. The methodology of the research consists in an integrated approach to the study of the stated problem. The main method is the historical method, which gave an opportunity to highlight the creative path of the German musician of the 17th century and the method of musical and theoretical analysis that was needed for the multi-dimensional study of musical works, primarily to determine the peculiarities of the interpretation of the parties of instruments in relation to the features of the themes, texture, and shaping. The scientific novelty is determined by the practical needs and consists in the coverage of the work of one of the outstanding German musicians of the 17th  century, the author of a large number of interesting, but almost unknown works for the ensemble of copper wind instruments, as well as in the restoration and bring to the attention of the executive community information about the presence of the little-known repertoire for the ensemble of copper windings, which should be added to the educational and concert programs. Conclusions state that the subject matter and methods of analysis should be distributed to the composer's work of J.Petzel’s contemporaries, who also created music for the ensemble of copper brass, and to include their works in the repertoire of current performers.