ANDREI VOLKONSKY’S MIRROR SUITE: TO THE PROBLEM OF CLASSICAL GUITAR IN THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
Abstract
Сlassical guitar in the instrumental ensemble in the Russian vocal and instrumental cycle of the second half of the 20th century on the example of the Mirror Suite by Andrei Volkonsky is discussed in the article. Сoncept of the Suite, musical features, musical language, features of the style, the orchestral features of the piece are in the center of attention. We determined that the concept of the piece is based on the idea of mirror. This idea specifies the composition of the piece, influences the composer’s choice of the means of expression, instruments, and the form of the Suite.
About the Author
Yu. A. FinkelshteinRussian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Arts), Ass. Prof.
Sadovnicheskaya St., 35, Moscow, 115035, Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Finkelshtein Yu.A. ANDREI VOLKONSKY’S MIRROR SUITE: TO THE PROBLEM OF CLASSICAL GUITAR IN THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE MUSIC. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2018;(4):162-176. (In Russ.)