FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCERT GENRE FOR THE TUBA

Abstract

The article outlines the history of the formation and development of the tuba concerto genre as a systemic, multi-syllabic phenomenon. It is noted that from the moment of its creation, the tuba played a clearly defined role in the orchestra, brass band and other ensembles, which was to provide the bass line and basic harmony in the ensemble. The very idea of a tuba solo, let alone a full concert, seemed incredible in the early years. In the 20th century, thanks to innovative composers and performers, we are witnessing a rethinking of the role of the instrument and the discovery of its greater potential. The purpose of the article is to trace the ways of formation and evolution of the tuba concert genre. The research methodology is based on the following methods: – descriptive – when highlighting the process of development of tuba performance in the concert genre and its features; – analytical – during the study of performance creativity of playing the tuba at various stages of its development; system and comparative methods. The scientific novelty consists in an attempt to form a line of consistent evolution of the genre of the tuba concerto and to determine its periodization. Conclusions. The concert is one of the leading genres that allows you to demonstrate the full range of expressive and technical capabilities of the tuba. It is increasingly possible to observe attempts to generalize the work of composers in the concert genre – from its origins to the 21st century. Over the past decades, this genre has gone through a significant evolutionary path and has undergone the most intensive multifaceted changes. The formation of the tuba concerto genre dates back to the 40s and 50s of the 20th century. Together with concertos for trumpet, horn and trombone, it forms a certain rank structure – a concerto for brass instruments, which in general will have, in addition to excellent ones, certain common features that are characteristic only for this group. The founders of the tuba concerto genre are famous performers and composers R. Vaughan-Williams, E. Gregson, E. Bozza, M. Arnold, I. Elgiser, L. Kolodub. In the creative work of Ukrainian composers, you can also observe the use of the maximum arsenal of expressive possibilities of the tuba. V. Runchak, an innovative representative of the Kyiv national school of composers, was especially noted, the famous cycle «Homo ludens» in it is the work «Homo ludens VIII» – three dedications for solo tuba (2011). The main directions of the genre-stylistic modification of the modern tuba concerto were analyzed and revealed.