RHYTHM AND INTONATION SPECIFICITY OF CHORAL WORKS BY VOLODYMYR ZUBYTSKYI: PERFORMANCE TASKS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE WORK «KOLOMYIKA»)

Abstract

The relevance of the topic. The study of the nationally characteristic choral works of V. Zubytskyi contributes to the popularization of contemporary Ukrainian choral art, the disclosure of the potential of modern vocal and choral skills and will help choirmasters in their practice. The study of composer’s methods of working with folklore will emphasize not only genre and style symbiosis, but also the influence on form formation. The purpose of the article is to determine the peculiarities of the rhythmic intonation organization of Kolomyika by V. Zubytskyi and to outline further performance tasks. Research methodology. Structural and systematic methods were used to study the creative work of V. Zubytskyi and to form a complete list of exclusively choral music; music-analytical methods were used to determine the genre-stylistic and performance parameters of the work. Conclusions. The work chosen for analysis is indicative of the individual style of V. Zubytskyi, whose creative method is deeply connected with Ukrainian folklore. Relying on the national tradition is a constant feature of the author’s intonational image of the world. One of the characteristic features of the embodiment of this tradition in the composer’s choral works is the specificity of the rhythmic intonation organization of the musical fabric of the works. The article analyzes «Kolomyika» by V. Zubytskyi is analyzed in terms of genre and rhythmic intonation features. The analysis reveals the composer’s intonational rethinking of the kolomyika genre: changing the dance-like nature to a lyrical song, the author’s refusal to rhyme, expanding musical and reducing verbal structures, and involving elements of jazz improvisation. A number of performing difficulties related to visual techniques have been identified, namely: reproduction of Hutsul dance rhythms; imitation of the sound of various instruments; use of an arsenal of dashes and accents in combination with fast tempo, clapping hands in a certain register, clicking the tongue with a fixed pitch, use of sonorous techniques, etc. In this regard, a number of performance tasks for the choir and the conductor are outlined.