Trenule for viola and cimbalom by Igor Iachimciuc: compositional and stylistic particularities
Trenule for viola and cimbalom by Igor Iachimciuc: compositional and stylistic particularities

Summary/Abstract: The works of contemporary composer Igor Iachimciuc are distinguished by original approaches that contribute significantly to enriching the national cultural landscape, incorporating strong influences of folklore. His works represent a fusion of the fundamental layers of musical culture: folklore, European professional tradition and mass musical culture. His vision focuses on the concept of cohesion within the contemporary musical sphere and on the exploration of seemingly opposing components such as folklore and traditional jazz, modern compositional techniques and pop music. The work Trenule for viola and cimbalom is subtitled Improvisation on a Romanian folk song, in this case, it is about the well-known urban song Trenule, mașină mică/ Train, little car. The composer demonstrates a postmodernist approach to the folkloric phenomenon, treating the source also through the prism of a specific folkloric element – improvisation. The instrumental piece is an eloquent example of the fusion of elements specific to folklore and jazz based on improvisation, the component that is here part of the composer’s very way of thinking about music, largely marking both the process of constituting the form and the dramaturgical concept of creation.

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