Symphonies by N.N. Sidelnikov as an Example of New Interpretation of the Genre in Russian Music of the 20th Century Second Half

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Anastasia V. Vershinina

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of Nikolai Sidelnikovʼs symphonies in the context of the era and developing the genre. The symphony, like many other “statusˮ genres of the classical-romantic period, underwent major changes in the second half of the 20th century: composers created new concepts, implementing the idea of art synthesis at different levels – from program design to genre modifications. It was the mixes – compositions with double definitions (symphony-sonata, novel-symphony, etc.) that became the basis of the diverse and very heterogeneous stylistically symphonic work by N. Sidelnikov. When considering the composerʼs symphonies, the author set the task, firstly, to understand the real relationship between the two genre definitions in each specific case, and secondly, to find those signs by which the definition of “symphonyˮ could be substantiated even in the most non-obvious cases. Such signs for Sidelnikov are always the scale of the concept, contrasting dramaturgy, reliance on classical-romantic forms with a predominance of sonata, the specific structure of the cycle and intracyclic intonation connections. Even though the concept of each Sidelnikov symphony is unique and is not reproduced twice even within his own work, overall, his symphonies are organically inscribed in the context of an era characterized by intense genre and style search.


Keywords: symphony, genre, genre mix, synthesis of the arts, program symphony, N. Sidelnikov, twentieth century.

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Vershinina А. В. (2023). Symphonies by N.N. Sidelnikov as an Example of New Interpretation of the Genre in Russian Music of the 20th Century Second Half. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 52(3), 36–46. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/1462
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Music of the XX–XXI Centuries
Author Biography

Anastasia V. Vershinina, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Postgraduate student