SYNCRETIC TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN EUROPEAN VOCAL AND CHORAL ART: THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY
SYNCRETIC TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN EUROPEAN VOCAL AND CHORAL ART: THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY

Summary/Abstract: The aspects covered in the article proved the topicality of the research, in particular the analysis of contemporary Western European vocal and choral art presented the meanings embedded in the musical work, programmed interactive dialogue in the author-performer, listeners system, clearly demonstrating its syncretic trends in the modern conditions of development. The article reveals the essential features of syncretic trends of Western European contemporary vocal and choral art, indicates their significance for society. The foregrounding of the research is aimed at activating not only the creative mastery of certain boundaries, but also the expansion of the boundaries of personal experience. The aim of the research is achieved, namely the mechanism of integrating creativity of the representatives of contemporary Western European musical art in relation to art space is revealed on the example of creativity of the Italian composer Sciarrino, Italian composer Berio, Spanish composer and pianist Simarro. A retrospective coverage of the history of musicological thought in European humanities is presented, syncretic tendencies in modern Western European vocal and choral art are identified, its discourse is proposed as a challenge to the present. The study involved the following research methods: observations and conversations. The obtained research results can be further used as a developed model of forming vocal and choral thesaurus, which is in line with the current state of music, vocal and choral culture. Analysis of the peculiarities of the current state of choral art in Western Europe in the 20th — early 21st centuries is a promising area for further research.

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