Mark Genrikhovich Aranovsky. A Word about the Teacher

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Natalia A. Ryzhkova

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a prominent Russian musicologist, Honored Artist of Russia, Doctor of Musical Arts, Professor Mark G. Aranovsky. Aranovsky created a new direction in music theory which is devoted to study of musical thinking and musical language. The paper introduces a brief overview of his research, covering various aspects of modern musicology – musical semiotics, the theory of musical texts, melody and melodic syntax, the psychology of musical creativity, the theory of the symphony and musical genre, and musical textual criticism. Excerpts from the unpublished memoirs of this musicologist are presented in the article.

Keywords: M. Aranovsky, musical science, methodology of theoretical thinking, Russian musicology

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How to Cite
Ryzhkova, N. A. (2010). Mark Genrikhovich Aranovsky. A Word about the Teacher. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, (2), 106–113. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/565
Section
Creative Profiles of Musicologists
Author Biography

Natalia A. Ryzhkova, State Institute of Art Studies, Moscow

Musicologist, Ph. D. Senior Researcher