THE IMAGINARY CONTENT AND MUSICAL LANGUAGE OF HANNA KHAZOVA’S CANTATA “GIVE US, GOD!”

Abstract

The article is devoted to determining the semantic and linguistic-compositional specifics of the cantata “Give us, God” by the modern Zaporozhian composer Ganna Khazova in the general context of her work. The purpose of the work is to determine the peculiarities of the author’s embodiment of the philosophically-poetic content and the composition and musical language of G. Khazova’s cantata “Give us, God”. The research methodology is based on a set of methods of musicological analysis (semantic-interpretive, compositional-dramaturgical, structural-functional, genre-stylistic). The relevance and scientific novelty of the study is due primarily to the fact that the composer creatyvyty of Ganna Khazova, despite her significant artistic value, is still poorly studied in Ukrainian musicology. Conclusions. Contemporary Zaporizhzhia composer Anna Khazova is a talented continuation of the traditions of Ukrainian spiritual music, making a significant contribution to the revival of national consciousness. Her music sounds far beyond the Zaporizhia region and inspires the soul to preserve human values, strengthen the will and dignity of the citizens of Ukraine. One of the best works of the author is the cantata “Give us, God” (2016), created in the high spiritual and artistic traditions of European and Ukrainian music. Especially relevant in this work there is his active anti-war humanistic orientation, which is gaining great strength in our time, when the land of Ukraine again entered the war. Musical-dramatic and linguistic-compositional features of the cantata are determined by the embodiment in this work of the main images and ideas of the verbal-poetic text. Prospects for further research on this issue are associated with a careful analysis of other works by G. Khazova and the definition of genre and style specifics of her composer creatyvyty.