To the Question of the Evolution of Sonata for the Russian Folk Instruments (Sonata for Domra and Piano, A. Tsygankov)

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Natalia S. Kuzmina

Abstract

The genre sonata for piano and domra which appeared in the second half of the twentieth century did not immediately get the features appropriate for the best examples of its kind. Sonata by A. Tsygankov’s (2003) opens a new page in its history. This article analyzed the musical compositon from the historical and stylistic points of view, revealing a number of stylistic allusions with the pronounced individuality of this composer of the 21st century. With this sonata, the domra performers have received the opportunity to realize the new capacities of their instrument with respect to the academic art of European Romanticism, Russian School of the 20th-21st centuries.

Keywords: Music of Russia, Russian folk instruments, sonata for domra and piano, A. Tsygankov

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Kuzmina, N. S. (2011). To the Question of the Evolution of Sonata for the Russian Folk Instruments (Sonata for Domra and Piano, A. Tsygankov). Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 8(1), 87–91. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/468
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Musical Genre and Style