«Musical portrait», Genres Mélodies and Shanson in the Chamber-Vocal Art of Francis Poulenc Cover Image

«Музичний портрет», жанри mélodies і chanson в камерно-вокальной творчості Франсіса Пуленка
«Musical portrait», Genres Mélodies and Shanson in the Chamber-Vocal Art of Francis Poulenc

Author(s): Iryna Leonidivna Vezhnevets
Subject(s): Cultural history, Music, History of Art
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: mélodie; chanson; musical portrait; avant-garde; F. Poulenc;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article is to research the peculiarities of the interaction of French genres of mélodie and chanson with other traditional genres and avant-garde arts in the chamber and vocal portrait genre in works of F. Poulenc. To overview the genre and stylistic specifics of portrait genres synthesis, its influence on the evolution of musical portrait genres. Methodology: to solve the set tasks the following methods were used: the comparative and the practice of analogy – to identify typological parallels between the composition of literary and musical artworks; hermeneutic - for the interpretation of musical and poetic texts; analytical - for theoretical analysis of musical works, cultural and historical methods in order to comprehend the dynamics of historical and socio-cultural processes. The scientific novelty of this work is embedded in expanding of mutual impact of traditional genres and synthesis of avant-garde art genres in the chamber and vocal portraits in works of F. Poulenc, which have not been sufficiently studied in national musical literature. The analysis of textual peculiarities makes it possible to confirm the evolutionary processes of the genre of musical portrait based on deep interconnection between portrait genres, a combination of traditions and innovation, ancient and modern - genre eclecticism. Conclusions: the analysis of the vocal works of Poulenc, created in the portrait genre provides the possibility to make the findings that the composer combines the mélodie and chanson genres harmoniously with other traditional types and avant-garde arts, develops the French traditions, and provides another dimension to the existence of musical portrait genre. Due to the synthesis of portrait genres, their program interoperability, and styles that belong to the traditional French avant-garde arts, the counterpoint of perception is formed. As a result of the interaction of texts, contexts, spatial and visual factors, genre and stylistic specificity, the emotional influence and visualization are significantly enhanced, providing a distinctive national touch. This process confirms the general necessity for communicative connections of avant-garde arts, which opens another dimension in the existence of the psychological musical portrait genre, a change in the perspective on the art object.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 201-209
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Ukrainian