Vectors of Narrative Subtexts in Leonid Desyatnikov’s Vocal Cycle “The Poet’s Love and Life”

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Olga O. Zorina

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of Leonid Desyatnikov՚s vocal cycle “The Poet՚s Love and Lifeˮ from the standpoint of identifying the main vectors of plot subtexts in it.


The analysis of the ideological and semantic organization of the plot is a necessary condition
for the study of the cycle as an artistic whole. The structure of the opus is subordinated to the external and internal plot built by the composer. Seven poems by D. Harms and N. Oleinikov, with a consistent reading, can be correlated with the plot of the romantic lyrical cycle, which makes up the external plot. A deep (hidden) narrative becomes possible thanks to an extensive network of plot overtones,
the search and decoding of which is the goal of studying this cycle. The sacral-mystical subtext discovered in the musical and poetic text seems to be backbone, in connection with which the identification
of the features and patterns of its manifestation, as well as the definition of the role of this vector
in the formation of dramatic decisions of the cycle, is assigned most of the article.


During the work, three vectors of the plot subtexts of the cycle were identified, namely: sacred-mystical, existential and figurative-semantic. The features of their embodiment and the patterns
of movement are also determined, thanks to which the veil of mystery falls and reveals the deep meaning of the opus.


Keywords: Leonid Desyatnikov, vocal cycle, “The Poet՚s Love and Lifeˮ, plot, subtext, modern music, Russian composer.

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Zorina О. О. (2022). Vectors of Narrative Subtexts in Leonid Desyatnikov’s Vocal Cycle “The Poet’s Love and Life”. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 48(3), 7–16. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/1373
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Artistic World of Musical Piece
Author Biography

Olga O. Zorina, Voronezh State Institute of Arts, Voronezh

The 5th Year Student