HISTORICAL, THEORETICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL VIEWS ON THE POLYPHONIC MASTERY OF MODERN COMPOSERS BY THE EXAMPLE OF ANATOLY KOROLEV’S WORKS “MADRIGAL” AND MOTET “AVE MARIA” FOR CHOIR A CAPPELLA

Abstract

There is wide genre panorama in the choral compositions of domestic composers of the twentieth century. Along with the palette of classical­romantic genres, the interests of authors began to include an ancient music with its genre­style universals. A striking example is the choral works by A. Korolev “Madrigal” for the poems of A. Blok and the motet “Ave Maria”, in which polyphony becomes the leading parameter of the composition. In the present study, the technique of polyphonic writing in the choral music of a cappella by A. Korolev is revealed in a genre­style context. Musical­theoretical analysis is addressed to the synergy of words and music; the study of genre archetypes and musical prototypes; defining the techniques of polyphonic writing from the point of view of historical tradition and techniques of composer’s choral writing of the second half of the twentieth century. Korolev’s polyphonic writing includes the achievements of vocal polyphony of the Renaissance and modern writing techniques of the twentieth century. The influence of new composer’s techniques on the stylistic renewal of choral performance in the domestic musical culture is substantiated. It is concluded that it is necessary to prepare the leaders of choral groups and singers for the interpretation of works that are a new reading by composers of the ancient genres of madrigal and motet using modern techniques of polyphonic writing. The importance of expanding the links between the disciplines of the professional and pedagogical modules in the modern system of conducting and choral education is emphasized.