National archetypes in the master’s biography (the case study of «Veselka», the symphony fantasy by Viktor Telychko)

Abstract

The thesis objective is to identify the key national archetypes that are crucial for a creative personality’s lifelong creativity; to reveal the specifics of their explication in «Veselka», Viktor Telychko’s symphonic fantasy. The research methodology is based on the complex approach and embraces a number of the following methods: biographical – by involving the key events of the master’s being; culture studies – by characterizing civilizational impacts reflected in the master’s conscience; semiotic – by interpreting ancient symbols implemented by the suggested artistic sample; music studies – by considering the genre and style-forming parameters of the opus; analytical – by working on the body of research related to the aforementioned problematic field; systemic – by comprehensive view on the research subject; theoretic generalization – by summarizing the thesis results. Science novelty. For the first time ever, the dominant national archetypes of a master’s chronicle were identified, and their manifestation was revealed within an artistic artefact. Conclusions. An archetype is an unconscious fundamental scheme of notions, signs and symbols common for the whole humanity. For Ukrainian culture, the following ones are critical: home, Motherland, parents, land, temple, light, etc. Most of them are represented by the biographies of prominent masters. The composer’s practice by Viktor Telychko broadcasts the phenomena under consideration through folklore, which is a constituent of his opuses. In «Veselka» symphony fantasy, they appear as a content element able to represent significant information about the Ukrainians’ mentality and the author’s ontological strategy. The dominant ancient images of the artwork are as follows: Motherland revealed through the author’s connection with the native location and quoting on Zakarpattia’s songs; the native land that means life, wisdom, spiritual power, appeal to the native location; father embodying peace, calmness, emotional support; the circle that represents eternity, rebirth, aspiring after self-perfection for the evolution of the native land. The manifestation, which is the structure of a music sample similar to a cyclic motion; the teacher who reveals the issue of guidance appealing to the artistic heritage of the prominent masters of the region; the main character who reflects striving for eternal ideals characteristic of Victor Telychko and is interpreted via high-hearted and persistent intonations; love that celebrates deep lyrical and poetic feelings and appears as the mental basis of Ukrainian sensuality. The masterpiece is united by the spiritual light archetype (the rainbow) that manifests hope and joy.