Symbolika w twórczości Sofii Gubajduliny na przykładzie Siedmiu słów na wiolonczelę, bajan i orkiestrę (1981)
Symbolism in works by Sofia Gubajdulina. On the basis of Siedem słów on a cello, baia instrument and orchestra (1981)

Author(s): Magdalena Stochniol
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to considerations on the role of symbolizm in the context of SofiaGubajdulina, a Russian composer. First, a biographical outline was provided, and subsequently,the most important aspects of her technique were emphasized. What follows is thebasic information concerning the work creation and its construction. More specifically,Gubjdulina’s symbolic elements were discussed, appearing in her works as:— the number symbolism in which Fibonacci’s sequence and means of using it in Siedemsłów was prominent;— the music instruments symbolism, consisting in ascribing a certain role to each of the instruments;baia instrument symbolizes the God father, cello the Christ whereas an orchestrathe Holy Ghost. This peculiar nature of an instrument determines the form ofcomposition;— a symbolic meaning of music figures: the way of realization of Gubajdulina’s one of themost frequently used structure, i. e. the cross figure; it appears in all instrumental parts,and the article presents the means of its realization in this work.

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