Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2009 2 (2)

Authors

Parfentjeva, Natalya V.

Contact information

Natalya V. Parfentjeva: South-Ural State University, 76 Lenin’s pr., Chelyabinsk, 454080 Russia, e-mail:

Keywords

Ancient-Russian church chanting of written tradition; author’s creativity in canonical art; typological properties of creative principles

Abstract

Research of the principles of art creativity in ancient-Russian church musical canonical art, revealing of their common typological features, and also receptions of their individual author’s refraction by masters of various regional schools is one of fundamental modern art criticism problems. The basic directions of chant-masters’ work were: creativity on the basis of archetype, creativity on the basis of models, creation of own formulae compositions. All these directions of creative work were penetrated by the uniform principles expressed in various kinds of formulae alternativeness :in internal (intraformula) rhythm-intonation variation and in external-formula variation: formulareformative and formula-updating, structural-updating, combinatory. The analysis of chanting draws a picturesque picture of incessant creative processes at a level of formulas. In their rigid frameworks the canon left an opportunity for alive creativity and even emphasized masters-composers’ skill. The theoretical rationality was based not on scientific mathematical knowledge, as, for example, in the Western world, and on studying and following to a canon and tradition. The investigated materials give bright representation about extraordinary fruitful activity of the masters in the field of development of the ancient- Russian chanting theory.

Pages

184-199

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/921

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