The Semantic Potential of Choral Sound in Contemporary Music

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Olga V. Shepshelyova

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of experiments in the choral music of the second half of the 20th century, particularly with the domain of sound expression. The rich substantial possibilities of the acoustic features of choral sound are examined, as are its spatial and temporal coordinates. By comprehending in a creativeway the construction of the overtone series, the formant, mass, density, attack, duration and cessation of sound, composers are able to enrich their means of expression, the uniqueness and diversity of which is able to produce a large number of original musical images and artistic ideas.

Keywords: choral music, expression, sound, contemporary music, semantic aspect, timbre, acoustic features of choral sound

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How to Cite
Shepshelyova, O. V. (2012). The Semantic Potential of Choral Sound in Contemporary Music. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 11(2), 98–102. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/362
Section
Musical Performance and Pedagogy
Author Biography

Olga V. Shepshelyova, Astrakhan Music College

Candidate of Arts