THE UNITY OF POETIC AND MUSICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE REFLECTION OF NATURE IN CHINESE CHAMBER AND VOCAL MUSIC OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Abstract

In recent years, Chinese academic music, both instrumental and vocal, has been rapidly spreading not only in the homeland, but also in the European (Eurocentric) cultural space. Performers from the Celestial Empire often build their concert programs, combining artefacts of Western and Oriental art. However, for a listener brought up in the European tradition, it is difficult to understand the specifics of the artistic embodiment of various images by Chinese composers, among whom a special place is occupied by images of nature. Therefore, the urgent musicological problem is to substantiate the principles of interaction between the poetic and musical first in the chamber and vocal music of Chinese authors. The aim of the article based on the consideration of traditional Chinese philosophical and aesthetic concepts, analysis of selected chamber and vocal artefacts to identify the main characteristics of the interaction of poetic and musical components in the Chinese composer's solo songs. The research methodology is reflected in the following problem: 1) analysis of basic research on the reflection of the theme of nature in Chinese chamber and vocal music; 2) finding out the meaning of symbols of nature in Chinese songwriting; 3) implementation of analytical studies of selected Chinese composer's solo songs to confirm the author's hypothesis; 4) generalization and disclosure of prospects for further research on this topic. Scientific novelty. The article presents its own concept of the embodiment of images of nature in the chamber and Chinese composer's vocal music, considers the features of the interaction of poetic and musical components in reflecting the theme of nature, leading in the national spiritual and artistic tradition. Conclusions. Analysis of a number of solo songs by contemporary Chinese composers confirmed the main hypothesis of the author's concept that their system of musical expression is aimed at revealing the hidden meaning of each poetic line, and therefore contains a number of allusions inspired by the symbolism of poetry. In the musical-poetic synthesis of chamber-vocal artefacts one should look for ways out of unambiguous interpretation, understand their playful metaphorical nature, hints and symbols familiar to readers brought up in the Chinese spiritual tradition.