Stylistyczne przemiany twórczości Sergiusza Rachmaninowa
Stylistic Changes in the Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff

Author(s): Iwona Świdnicka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: Rachmaninoff’s composing style, often called the late-Romantic, conservative, or eclectic style, can be described as a belated—and first and foremost individual—style. For Rachmaninoff, modernity meant regression and forced attempts at originality, while, as T.S. Eliot said, “true originality is merely a development.” Rachmaninoff’s works, which constitute a continuation, complement and development, are characterised by their unique features which include: the Rachmaninoff accord, the signature-motif, the motif of fate, the motif of the bell. Another characteristic feature of his works is the direct connection with literary works, poetry and painting, as well as the influence of historical, social and culturalfactors, both of which testify to their intertextual character. The composer consciouslycreates musical pieces which bridge the present and the past, since he is not an innovator,but rather a continuator.

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