Historical and Theoretical Prerequisites of Investigation of Genre Bagatelle in Music Cover Image

Історико-теоретичні передумови дослідження жанру багателі в музиці
Historical and Theoretical Prerequisites of Investigation of Genre Bagatelle in Music

Author(s): Julia Volodymyrivna Furdui
Subject(s): Music, Recent History (1900 till today), 18th Century, 19th Century, History of Art
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Bagatelle; genre; miniature; form; small form; instrumental miniature;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article. This study is related to the study of genre specificity bagatelle in music from early samples (XVIII century) to the present time (the beginning of the XXI century). The author considers the interpretation of the genre of bagatelle in different epochs. The analysis is subject to bagatelle who were written not only for pianoforte but also for a variety of instrumental compositions. The methodology of the research is formed by the historical-style and comparatively comparative approaches and the traditional analysis of the musicologist, which together make it possible to present the instrumental bagatelle as a genre that already has a three-hundred-year history of development and existence. The scientific novelty of the article is to find and uncover the signs of the instrumental bagatelle genre. Conclusions. Bagatelle at the stage of formation was mainly written for pianoforte and string band. Over time, its instrumental composition expanded – in the twentieth century, both wooden and wind instruments and folk instruments are used. In the 21st century, the piano presentation is in the forefront. Genre characters Bagatelles, in addition to the primary piano timbre, are also program, cyclical (gradually separated from the program, "plot"), in the work of V. Silvestrov - a deep philosophical meaning.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 434-440
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Ukrainian