Interpretation Paradigms of the Song of Volodymyr Ivasiuk ‘I Will Go to Distant Mountains’ in the Music Production System

Abstract

The purpose of the research. The paper presents a comparative analysis of musical interpretations of V. Ivasiuk’s song ‘I’ll Go to Distant Mountains’ in the paradigmatics of music production. The research methodology consists in applying a comparative method, which made it possible to trace the textual and musical changes in the interpretations of the song ‘I Will Go to Distant Mountains’ by L. Vidash, V. Ivasiuk, V. Zinkevych, and K. Cisyk in different years, and to characterise its musical decisions, which were dictated by the individual producer’s vision of the work. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that in the work, using the example of V. Ivasiuk’s song ‘I’m Going to Distant Mountains’, a new type of analysis of a musical work is proposed, the focus of which is the disclosure of the interpretative potential of a song composition by music producers, whose work is aimed at finding optimal artistic solutions that are able to fully meet the aesthetic demands of the listening audience. Conclusions. The song composition ‘I Will Go to Distant Mountains’ is a landmark work for Ukrainian musical culture. Since its writing by V. Ivasiuk, many performers have offered listeners their own versions of this musical masterpiece. An important function in these interpretations is played by the music producer, who forms the interpretative concept and sound solution of the work, focusing on the listening audience. In the music production system, the basis of the producer’s interpretation is the basic components of the song work – text, melody, timbre solution. The interpretations of L. Vidash, V. Ivasiuk, V. Zinkevych, K. Cisyk showed the peculiarities of their producers’ approaches to updating the song’s lyrics, which undergoes changes, deepening nationally marked elements. The musical component of the song, according to the producers’ vision, is marked by stylistic diversity: in V. Ivasiuk’s version, the emphasis is on the stylistics of the vocal substyle of rhythm and blues doo-wop. L. Vidash’s interpretation combines doo-wop and pop music styles. V. Zinkevych’s interpretation is notable for the use of funk elements. K. Cisyk’s version combines the achievements of classical pop and academic music, which allowed for the creation of a unique performing and producing interpretation that fully revealed the interpretative potential of V. Ivasiuk’s song masterpiece. The musical dramaturgy of the song ‘I’ll Go to the Distant Mountains’ has undergone a transformation: despite the preservation of the verse form with a chorus, supplemented by an introduction and vocalise-coda, the main musical emphasis gradually shifts from the chorus to the vocalise and a thematically related verse, which indicates a departure from hit canons and an approach of the song composition to the traditions of musical academicism.