Music Journal of Northern Europe № 4(16), 2018

Contents

Natalia P. Hilko, Andrew G. Gospodaryev
Wilhelm Stenhammar “7 poems by Verner von Heidenstam from the “Thoughts In Loneliness” cycle”: in search of hidden meanings | 1-37

Elena E. Nikulina
The image of St. Lazarus in the oral and icon-painting tradition of ancient Karelia. Raising the question | 38-47

Ekaterina G. Okuneva, Darya E. Krapivina
Ernst Krenek In Darmstadt | 48-60

Aleksandr A. Utrobin, Song Chi
Some features of the pianist’s work on the vocal cycle “Four Seasons of our Motherland” by Zheng Qiufeng | 61-87

Abstract: The article focuses on finding the semantic connections in the poems by Verner von Heidenstam, selected by Wilhelm Stenhammar, and uniting the poems into a single entity by means of music. The authors have analyzed all the poems of the cycle and reconstructed the cycle's lyrical storyline. The authors have revealed the peculiarities in the musical interpretation of the poetic text in terms of their existence in the romantic tradition.

Keywords: W. Stenhammar, V. von Heidenstam, Swedish vocal music, ballad, vocal cycle, semantic field, stylization

Abstract: The article covers the aspects related to genre-specific forms and their interpenetration through the example of spiritual poems and icons dedicated to St. Lazarus. Particular attention is paid to the issue of traditions related to the pre-Christian basis of folk culture, and to the basics of the Russian medieval worldview.

Keywords: Russian medieval worldview, spiritual poems, iconography of Karelia, St. Lazarus, parable, fairy tale, plot, iconography

Abstract: This paper is devoted to the activities of the Austrian-American composer Ernst Krenek (1900–1991) in the framework of Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music. The article covers the history of Krenek’s relations with the leaders of the courses, traces the reception of his compositions in Western Europe, outlines the principles of organizing individual serial compositions, reveals the reasons for his alienation and the final break in relations with the Kranichstein Music Institute.

Keywords: Ernst Krenek, Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Wolfgang Steinecke, twelve-tone music, serialism, “Sestina”

Abstract: The article discusses some specific features of the work of the pianist-accompanist with the singer through the example of studying the “Four Seasons of Our Motherland” vocal cycle by the Chinese composer Zheng Qiufeng. The analysis of the main activities of the pianist during the implementation of this creative project – pedagogical work with the vocalist, independent work on the piano part and joint work on the interpretation – is carried out. A number of practical recommendations for studying and performing the cycle are given.

Keywords: Zheng Qiufeng, vocal cycle “Four Seasons of Our Motherland”, accompanist, pianist, collaboration of accompanist and vocalist