VOCAL TRIOS FOR VOICE, VIOLIN AND PIANO ON THE THEMES OF UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS BY ROMAN PRYDATKEVICH

Abstract

The article examines newly discovered vocal compositions for voice, violin and piano on the themes of Ukrainian folk songs by Roman Prydatkevich. A brilliant violinist-performer, composer, scientist, public figure, R. Prydatkevich is a representative of the artistic Ukrainian diaspora in the USA. Among his numerous compositions (symphonic, chamber-instrumental, violin etc.) there are many vocal works. Original trios on the themes of Ukrainian folk songs for voice, violin and piano constitute a special page in the creative heritage. In this cycle of compositions, a wide spectrum of gravitation to various modern directions is observed: post-romanticism, symbolism, impressionism, secessionism, expressionism, which are manifested at different levels of form formation. Working with primary authentic sources, their deep transformation and reinterpretation show the level of a neo-folkloristic approach. As for the conceptual and dramaturgical construction, the principles of free improvisational-variational and poem- development prevail in these works. Freshness and originality of harmonic, metro-rhythmic, agogic solutions commensurate with centuries-old folk song tradition in combination with modern mean s will allow to create highly artistic canvases. In the aspect of expanding the ensemble at the expense of the violin’s virtuoso-saturated and dramatically significant part, the author significantly enriches the expressive and colorful complex of the traditional art song for voice with piano, transferring the format of this genre to the sphere of vocal-instrumental trios.