GENRE AND STYLE BASICS OF O. NAZARENKO’S WORKS FOR THE BUTTON ACCORDION (BASED ON THE SONG “INDIAN SUMMER” BY T. MARKOVA)

Abstract

In contemporary button accordion repertoire, a significant number of concert works represent instrumental arrangements of vocal compositions. Such arrangements open new perspectives for perceiving familiar melodies, allowing them to be “heard” in a timbrally transformed, chamber-orchestrated sound. The transfer of vocal material into the texture of the button accordion creates conditions for conveying the emotional and intonational expressiveness of the original through the instrument’s performative and tonal capabilities. The aim of this article is to identify the artistic and sty- listic principles underlying O. Nazarenko’s approach to arranging T. Markova’s song “Indian Summer”. The research methodology includes genre-stylistic, structural-functional, and analytical methods, which made it possible to reveal the specifics of form-building, texture organization, and expressive means of the selected material. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the definition of the phenomenon of genre-style synthesis in the artist’s button accordion works. It has been established that O. Nazarenko’s style tends towards the classical-romantic tradition, but is distinguished by bold explorations in the areas of texture, harmony and form. The specifics of the composer’s musical thinking are outlined, which stylises the button accordion sound as a ‘miniature orchestra’ and actively uses colour harmony, rhythmic freedom, timbre and texture contrasts. The analysis of the work presented has made it possible to identify the characteristic features of O. Nazarenko’s compositional style in the context of contemporary Ukrainian button accordion art. The conclusions, it is emphasized that the button accordion version of “Indian Summer” arranged by O. Nazarenko not only extends the life of the popular song in a new sonic form, but also demonstrates the potential of authorial instrumental interpretation of vocal works as an important direction of contemporary musical creativity.