THE CREATIVITY OF COMPOSERS GORKA HERMOSA IN THE AVANT-GARDE OF ACCORDION ART OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

Composer’s the work of a modern Spanish composer and accordionist Horka Hermosa is known throughout the world. He is an Accordion Professor at the Conservatory of Music «Jesús de Monasterio» in Santander (Spain). His music is performed on five continents, and the composer himself performs, conducts master classes and gives lectures. The purpose of the article – to analyze the accordion work of the Spanish composer Horka Hermosa in the context of today’s original music. The research methodology focuses on the following methods:analysis of Hermosa work in the artistic environment of the present; of musicological and performing synthesis of accordion music and its transformability; comparative, regarding the comparison of a certain musical work in the context of author's musical demand. The scientific novelty consists in revealing the figure of Gorka Hermosa as a composer of the avant-garde and polystylistic direction in the field of creating original music for the accordion. Among the concert pieces for the accordion are «Gernika, 4/26/1937», «Fragilissimo», «Goya: Capricho 43», «Ekigrama», «Ka Mate, Ka Ora» and others. A number of works are arranged by the composer for various ensembles (homogeneous and mixed composition), symphony, wind and chamber orchestra. In music we notice a gravitation towards Spanish folklore (this is clearly visible in rhythmic compositions), the rhythm of tango (imitating of creativity A. Piazzolla, R. Galliano), elements of modern music in rock style. In 2018, at the invitation of the organizing committee of the «Perpetuum mobile» International Bayan-Accordion Competition Gorka Hermosa arrives in Ukraine for the first time in the city of Drohobych. The artist conducts master classes, works in the competition jury, gives a solo concert of author’s music and accompanies it with comments on writing and artistic understanding. We performed a performance analysis of the work «Ka Mate». A work of avant-garde and modern direction, full of rhythmic forms. The saturation of polyrhythm is clearly visible, chords, glissando and sonority of the musical work, register palette in combination with the art of virtuoso playing contribute to the visual representation of the overall structure and intention of the composer. The feature of the work is the performance with a clear manifestation in the cries of «Ka – ri – te!». A certain analysis is given to Children’s Suite № 1, «Four Dances of Iberia» («Brehme», «Saudade Ártica», «Zelaia», «Paco»), «Northern Lights», «Anantango». Musicological and performance analysis as and performance interpretation requires insight into the figurative content, its activation by means of performance skills, etc. In the conclusions, the importance of the accordion work of Horka Hermosa is summarized in today’s artistic society, his originality regarding the individual vision of the accordion in solo and chamber music.