Symphony (derived from symphony , from the Greek. Συμφωνία - “consonance”) - creativity in the field of symphonic music [1] [2] [3] . In Soviet and post-Soviet musicology in a broad sense, symphonism is interpreted as a philosophical - dialectical reflection of reality in a work of art [4] , in a narrower one - as a method of creating musical works based on a deep and comprehensive disclosure of their artistic design, drama [5] [6] .
Symphony can be understood as maximum harmony and combination in the broadest sense and not only in music.
History of the term
The word “symphonism” as a derivative of the word “symphony” was first used by the Russian music critic A. N. Serov [7] [8] , but introduced this concept into musicology and was carefully developed by academician B. V. Asafiev [4] , according to to which: “... symphonism is the disclosure of artistic intent with the help of consistent and purposeful musical development, including confrontation and a qualitative transformation of themes and thematic elements ...”
As a definite equivalent of the term “symphonism”, the concept of “symphonic process” is sometimes used in English [3] .
Symphonism is a historical category that has undergone a long process of education, activated during the time of enlightening classicism in connection with the crystallization of the sonata-symphonic cycle and its characteristic forms. The Viennese classical school played a special role in this process. [9]
Scope
As it follows from its very definition, the concept of “symphony” does not refer only to music written for performance by a symphony orchestra , but has a much wider field of application in musical art, associated primarily with the ideological and content side of any musical work, regardless of the composition for which it is written.
Thus, all the works related to the field of symphonic music should possess the basic features and internal qualities of symphony.
These fruitful ideas of B.V. Asafiev formed the basis for further studies related to issues of symphony.
In the visual arts, works in the category of symphonism are created by the abstract artist Gennady Rybalko ("symphoabstract").
See also
- Academic music
- Classical music
- Theory of Modern Composition
Notes
- ↑ Symphony / New Dictionary of Foreign Words.- by EdwART,, 2009.
- ↑ Symphony (inaccessible link) / Large explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. - 1st ed.: St. Petersburg: Norint. S. A. Kuznetsov. 1998.
- ↑ 1 2 In Western musicology, the concept of “symphonism” is most often used to describe the set of characteristic features of symphonic music as a genre as a whole, or the symphonic work of any composer in particular: Conjunto de las características del género sinfónico o de las sinfonías de un autor. El sinfonismo de Schumann. || 2. Género musical de la sinfonía. Esta obra es una de las cumbres del sinfonismo.
- In Western studies, there is also the use of the concept of “symphony” in the sense generally accepted for Russian musicology, most often in the works of authors considering the work of Soviet and post-Soviet composers and theorists. See for example:
- Haas D. Boris Asaf'yev and Soviet Symphonic Theory // Musical Quarterly. - 1992. - T. 76 , No. 3 . - S. 410-432 . - DOI : 10.1093 / mq / 76.3.410 .
- Fairclough P. A Soviet Credo: Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony. - Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2006 .-- 261 p. - ISBN 9780754650164 .
- In Western studies, there is also the use of the concept of “symphony” in the sense generally accepted for Russian musicology, most often in the works of authors considering the work of Soviet and post-Soviet composers and theorists. See for example:
- ↑ 1 2 Asafiev B. (Igor Glebov) Paths to the Future / in collection: Melos, issue. 2.— St. Petersburg, 1918
- ↑ Nikolaev, 1981 .
- ↑ Symphony / Explanatory Dictionary of Ephraim. T.F. Efremova. 2000.
- ↑ Music Dictionary
- ↑ Serov A.N. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Its Contribution and Meaning // Modern Chronicle, 1868, May 12, the same in the publication: Izb. articles, vol. 1, M.-L., 1950
- ↑ Musical Encyclopedia. / Ch. ed. Yu.V. Keldysh. - “The Soviet Encyclopedia”, 1981. - 1056 p.
Literature
- Serov A.N. , Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Its Contribution and Meaning, “Modern Chronicle”, 1868, May 12, the same in the publication: Izb. articles, vol. 1, M.-L., 1950
- Asafiev B.V. , Ways to the Future , in Sat: Melos, vol. 2, St. Petersburg, 1918.
- Asafiev B.V., Instrumental work of Tchaikovsky , P., 1922.
- Asafiev B.V., Symphony as a problem of modern musicology , L., 1926.
- Asafiev B.V., Beethoven , L., 1927.
- Asafiev B.V., Glinka , M., 1947.
- Asafiev B.V., Musical form as a process , M., 1947.
- Konen V. Theater and Symphony. M., 1975
- Aranovsky M.G. Symphonic searches. L., 1979
- Alshwang A.A. Soviet symphony. Muses un-t Soviet music. Vol. 4.M., 1945.
- Kholopov Yu. N. , On the concept of "symphony" , in the book: B.V. Asafiev and sovr. muses Culture, M., 1986.
Links
- Symphonism / H. S. Nikolaev. // Simon - Heiler. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia: Soviet Composer, 1981. - (Encyclopedias. Dictionaries. Directories: Musical Encyclopedia : [in 6 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. V. Keldysh ; 1973-1982, vol. 5).
- Buluchevsky U., Fomin V. Symphony (inaccessible link from 06/14/2016 [1177 days]) // Brief Music Dictionary. - M .: Music, 2005 .-- 461 p.
- Sinfonismo - an article on symphony in (Spanish)