STRUCTURAL AND EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL OF COMIC ONOMATOPOEIA IN THE CONTEXT OF MUSICAL ART

Abstract

The article explores the interaction of the arts of comics and music with a focus on the potential of using comic ono- matopoeia in musical works. The aim of the work is to reveal the features of the transformations that occur in musical composition under the influence of onomatopoeia and some other characteristic elements of comics. Research method- ology. The work uses such approaches and methods as historical, culturological, descriptive, analytical, comparative, structural-functional. Conclusions. The research demonstrates that the structural and stylistic elements of comics can be an interesting tool for creating music and give it a new expression and sound. Onomatopoeias are stripped of their origi- nal comic context and are reinterpreted in vocal and instrumental works. This penetration of onomatopoeia is analyzed on the example of the iconic work for solo voice Stripsody by the American composer Cathy Berberian, in which the prin- ciples of sound formation and vocalization of comic effects are originally conceptualized and creatively developed. The study reveals that this is the first musical «comic» of its kind that explores the artistic expressiveness and musical possibili- ties of onomatopoeia. The research finds that the transformation under the influence of comics manifests itself in Stripsody at different levels, such as in changing the structure, means of expression, the roles of the performer and the listener, as well as in the formation of a specific scheme of interpretation of the work. The article also considers other compositions that contain comic onomatopoeia, namely Manga Scroll and To Be Continued by Christian Marclay, and Comic Strip by Serge Gainsbourg. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the creation of a Ukrainian scientific study on the intersection of comics and music and in analyzing a musical work from the perspective of comics studies. The practical significance of the work is related to the possibility of further use of the presented materials in musicology and to the prospect of laying the foundations for the formation of Ukrainian comics studies.