About the Genre Specificity of Instructive and Concert Vocalises
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A unique branch of vocal performance is formed by specimens of the “wordless” vocalise – a musical genre
formed in the countries of Western Europe and in Russia towards the mid-18th century. Situated beyond the perimeter
of musicological thought, it nonetheless conceals numerous riddles. The latter include the structural and sematic
organization of its two varieties: the instructive and the concert vocalises. Pertaining to one category, they remain
individualized in their means of presentation and the specificity of their performance and, consequently, in the tasks
which are set before the vocalist. Their expressive potential is formed in the process of interaction of musical and
non-musical components, which require thorough attention. A separate problem is posed by the study of the genesis
and historical evolution of the genre in the direction from applied specimens (the instructive vocalise) to artistic
examples (the concert vocalise). The specificity of the vocal melody in vocalises is revealed through the prism of
interaction between the acoustic, technical and expressive characteristic features of the singer’s voice performing
and the vocal “orphoepy.” A typical feature for vocalises pertaining to the Russian and Western European vocal
schools is its melismatically melodic thematicism. It is examined in the article in close connection with the varied
forms of vocal and instrumental practice of music-making.
Keywords: musical genres, instructive and concert vocalises, the singer’s voice, thematicism, musical
compositions.
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