Phenomenon of Female Composer in Musical Culture of China in the Twentieth Century

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics of the role of women composers in the musical culture of China in the twentieth century. The research methodology consists in applying the methods of analysis and synthesis, systematisation of facts, comparison and generalisation of the research results. The systemic-historical method allowed the author to consider the formation of female archetypes in the Chinese musical culture of the twentieth century. With the help of the comparative method, the stages of the creative development of women composers in the Chinese national culture of the twentieth century were structured. The scientific novelty of the study lies in an attempt to reveal the originality of the Chinese musical avant-garde, to identify the role of women composers in the musical culture of China in the twentieth century and the level of influence of Chinese traditional and Western compositional techniques of various stylistic techniques on their work. Conclusions. The synthesis of Chinese philosophy, archaic folk music and Western compositional techniques reveals the originality of the Chinese musical avant-garde of the twentieth century. For centuries, women's rights were severely restricted. However, at the beginning of the twentieth century, important reform processes were launched that led to a change in the social status of women in China, including the musical sphere. Starting in the mid-twenieth century, women composers, on the one hand, cultivated the musical traditions of their country, and, on the other hand, were influenced by Western compositional technologies. In this context, a special place is occupied by the Chinese composer Du Yun and her monumental opera "Angel's Bone" — a delicate psychological canvas that successfully combines the styles of different eras.

Key words: musical culture of China, phenomenon of female composers, tradition, originality of Chinese culture, influence of Western musical culture.