Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Mourning Themes in the Music of Dmitri Shostakovich

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Mourning Themes in the Music of Dmitri Shostakovich

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2014 7 (3)
Authors: Osipenko, Olesya A.
Contact information: Osipenko, Olesya A.:Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Music and Theatre 22 Lenin Str., Krasnoayrsk, 660049, Russia; E-mail:
Keywords: Dmitri Shostakovich; thematic invention; Quartets; funeral march
Abstract: The thematic invention is one of the main categories of musical knowledge and theory of musical composition. Complexity and multifacetedness of this notion being the summary of many themes provides various ways of considering it. The primary importance of thematic invention in the musical composition is determined by a complex of functions, which this compositional element fulfills. Moreover, to understand the themes of the music work it is necessary to study their semantics, genre and style models. In this article we use the themes with mourning semantics represented in the instrumental chamber music of Dmitri Shostakovich. We analyze the thematic invention on the Fig. of the genre model of the funeral march numerously implemented by the composer in pure instrumental music, as well as in the music written for theatre performances and films. Special attention is paid to the themes of the Quartet cycles of the composer
Pages: 404-415
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/10249