The program piano cycle O. Gerasymenko "The Light of Awakened Dreams" from the standpoint of mastering polystylistic synthesis and sound terrain

Oksana Gerasymenko's Piano Cycle "The Light of Awakened Dreams" isconsidered as a promising educational material in classes on a specializedpiano for the use of both individual plays and a cycle in general for theformation of a significant body of performing skills and techniques. It reflectsthe richness of stylistic tendencies and polytheisticism, inherent in itsindividual composer style. The cycle of O. Gerasymenko makes it possible tocomprehend the richness of syntheses of genre features of the academic andpop-jazz spheres, the clarity of structures and free open forms, the clearseparation of the functions of textural layers, and the constant change insound density and relief, extended tone, modality and sinoric. The didactictasks in the work include the metro-rhythmic, the positional difficulties, theproblems of sound formation, the ratio of sound reliefs and background-sono-rous sounds, the aspects of pedaling, the achievement of the integrity of themelodic line, set out by interval duplications, timely poly-instrumentalweights (flutes, harps, etc.), the feeling of drama of the deployment of theform without solving these accomplishments impossible to comprehend theartistic whole, defined by the author's program. Positive didactic qualities ofthe cycle are determined by the synthesis of concert and teaching activities,composer professionalism, consistent work on the repertoire of the ensemblesand pedagogical needs.