Багатогранність творчої особистості Джорджа Гамільтона Гріна і його роль у розвитку виконавства на ксилофоні в епоху «золотого століття» у США
The Versatility of the Creative Personality of George Hamilton Green and his Role in the Development of Xylophone Performance in the Era of the «Golden Age» in the USA

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the Article. To explore the primary phase of the creative biography of the leading xylophonist of the «golden age» in the USA by George Hamilton Green and his influence on the history of performing on two- row xylophone in America. Methodology. In the process of the study, we used the chronological method, analysis, induction. Investigating the biography of the musician, we chose the approach of chronology, which involves considering the topic in a certain sequence. The study of G. Green's creative activity was carried out in several directions, namely, his achievements in the performing, composer spheres, as well as work in the record companies were considered. Many single facts obtained during the research confirm the importance of Green and his role in the development of xylophone performance, which has reached a new dynamic stage. Scientific novelty consists in the fact that for the first time in Ukrainian musicology the multifaceted activity of the leading American xylophonist George Hamilton Green is considered and his contribution to the popularization of the two-row xylophone in the USA. Conclusions. It was concluded that G. Green put forward a two-row xylophone in the grade of an academic instrument and perform it on the Olympus of musical art.

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