Innovative Forms of Folk Songs Arrangement

Author

Soldatenko Oleksandr

a Ph.D. in Pedagogics, an associate professor at the Department of Artistic Disciplines of T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium» (Chernihiv, Ukraine).

ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-2779

Innovative Forms of Folk Songs Arrangement

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to research, analyze and systematize innovative forms of processing folk songs in the context of modern Ukrainian culture. The works of Ukrainian scientists researching the issues of song folklore processing are analyzed in the article. These are, for example, Andrii Kovbasiuk, Andrii Soloviov, Nataliia Fedorniak, Ruben Tolmachov, Hennadii Savenko, Andrii Mosieiev, Andrii Furdychko, Olena Batovska, Olha Buha, Oleksandr Yakovchuk. The reasons for the relevance of the use of innovative forms of processing folk songs by musicians, composers and producers are considered in the article. The submitted list includes, in particular, preservation and popularization of cultural heritage, creation of new musical trends, drawing attention of youth to folk culture, presentation of Ukrainian music at the international level, development of the musical industry. The author analyzes modern forms of processing folk songs such as: electronic processing, fusion music, multimedia performances, experimental arrangements, use of interactive technologies, use of acoustic effects, multisensory projects, creation of musical installations, collaborations with modern musicians and producers, participation in music festivals and events, intercultural exchange, use of a multicultural approach. The examples of the use of innovative forms of processing folk songs by Ukrainian musical groups and musicians are submitted in the article: the Dakha Brakha collective, Okean Elzy rock group, Another Dimension Project by Oleh Skrypka, The Moon is Sleeping album by the singer Iryna Bilyk, TIK band, The VYO band, the Dead Rooster art band, the musician Taras, demonstrating the diversity of their works in the field of interpretation of folk music. The author suggests directing further research to a more detailed study of the influence of innovative forms of folk song processing on the audience’s perception of music, their emotional reaction and cultural context, to the search for new genres and styles of music, such as folk-rock, ethno-techno, etc.

Keywords

modern processing of folk songs, arrangements, multimedia performances, multisensory projects, musical installations.

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