Features of guitar works by Sergei Rudnev

Abstract

This article is devoted to the work of Russian composer and guitar player Sergei Ivanovich Rudnev. In the introduction the status of the classical guitar is considered. Amid the growing interest in this instrument in our country, occurrence of the masters of their craft and the lack of the diversity of national repertoire leads to the emergence of examples of composing practice among performers. One of the guitar players whose composer’s styles was formed on the basis of the performing manner was S. Rudnev. The main part of the article describes the prerequisites of forming the individual composer’s style, demonstrating the influence of the leading figures of Russian seven-string guitar of the 19th century. Definitely, the main source of inspiration for the musician became the Russian song. It is shown that the language of Rudnev’s compositions was formed at the intersection of Russian musical traditions and modern performances on the classical guitar. The composer uses elements of modern performing styles in his variations such as fingerstyle and stryde. The result of his tremendous mastery of the instrument was the composer’s findings in the field of timbre, which he uses for creating the effect that highlights the national flavor (bells, imitation of folk instruments and Cossack choir). Rudnev’s compositions
are original works in which national traits are brightly expressed.