The Compositions for Classical Guitar by Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy

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Yulia A. Finkelstein

Abstract

The present article examines for the irst time the compositional
activities of guitarist Alexander Mikhailovich Ivanov-Kramskoy
(1912–1973), who has been called the “Russian Segovia” by
researchers. In musicological literature there have been no
analyses of Ivanov-Kramskoy’s musical compositions as of
yet. The aim of the article is to illuminate various aspects of the
musician’s compositional activities, to examine the chief stylistic
tendencies of his compositions for guitar solo, and to deine their
signiicance in the context of the history of guitar performance.
Two stylistic tendencies may be discerned on the basis of analysis
of Ivanov-Kramskoy’s music. The irst includes lyrical pieces, akin
to “songs without words,” based on the traditions of the Russian
art song, as well as numerous variations and arrangements, based
on specimens of Russian folk music. the second is formed by
virtuosic concert compositions that are close to Western European
(namely, Spanish) traditions. Emphasis is made of the connection
of Ivanov-Kramskoy’s music with his performing art, as well as
his inluence on the music of the composers of the second half of
the 20th century.

Keywords: Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, musical
compositions by Ivanov-Kramskoy, the classical six-string guitar,
the Russian guitar school, the repertoire of the six-string guitar

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How to Cite
Finkelstein, Y. A. (2015). The Compositions for Classical Guitar by Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, (2), 127–131. https://doi.org/10.17674/1997-0854.2015.2.19.127-131
Section
Musical Performance and Pedagogy
Author Biography

Yulia A. Finkelstein, Maimonides State Classical Academy

Candidate of Arts,
Associate professor at the Department of the History and
Theory of Performance

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