Open AccessСhorus as a Form of Implementation of Sacral Contents and a Symbol of Orthodox Faith in Rodion Shchedrin’s Creation
Author(s) -
Anton M. Ivanov
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-5-51-57
Subject(s) - choir , liturgy , faith , chorus , context (archaeology) , theme (computing) , symbol (formal) , parallels , singing , literature , meaning (existential) , mysticism , musical , art , aesthetics , spirituality , visual arts , history , linguistics , philosophy , theology , epistemology , computer science , mechanical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , archaeology , management , pathology , engineering , economics , operating system
Deals with choir compositions by Rodion Shchedrin. Starting from the mid 1980s, the sacred music gradually revived in Russia and it is within this context that the author considers Shchedrin’s works. The three most significant scores are chosen, in which the sacral theme is put in the forefront: “The Sealed Angel” Russian liturgy, “The Enchanted Wanderer” and “Boyarina Morozova” operas. The abovementioned scores were written during the different periods of time but each contains the spiritual meaning; each of them represents composer’s thoughts on the eternal questions of belief, life and death, sin and atonement. Shchedrin developed semantics of his choral instruments throughout life, the evolution of which the author reveals by drawing semantic, musical and artistic parallels between his three significant compositions with chorus participation.