Въпроси на терминологията при изследването на музика за оркестър от български народни инструменти (върху примери от оркестровите сюити на Коста Колев)
Terminology Questions in the Research on Orchestras of Bulgarian Folk Instruments (on examples by Kosta Kolev’s orchestral suites)

Summary/Abstract: The study of orchestra pieces for Bulgarian folk instruments places researchers in a difficult situation which results from the fact that the terminology employed emerges from at least two theoretical systems: 1) Bulgarian folk music theory and 2) classical music theory mostly related to the musical-theoretical sciences, i.e. harmony, polyphony, and musical forms. This seems to be the main issue for every music researcher. On the one hand, it preserves the national and regional specifics of the folklore prototype, but on the other, the majority of modern musical terms are rooted in a professional musical culture of European type. For the creation of the necessary terminology which serves to analyse the suites for Kosta Kolev’s folk-instrument orchestra, a special methodology has been applied advancing from the empirical towards the theoretical approach, eventually validating the terminological apparatus developed in relation to the object of research. The general impression of Kosta Kolev’s music speaks of his gift to synthesize the technical and artistic potentialities of musical genres belonging to various cultural layers. The terminological methods put forward include a few versions of terminological coordination between the theoretical systems created for folklore research and those for studying concert European music, namely: 1) bringing together terms of both theoretical systems into a synthetic terminological expression revealing the combined action of a range of modes and tonalities; 2) merging terms from both systems into a unified hierarchical unity when analysing musical structures; 3) using terms from both systems on an equal footing according to the prevalence of either modal or tonal chord progressions.

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