Interpretation of musical sound and organization of the compositional process in Giacinto Schelsi's autobiography “Il Sogno 101”
Abstract
This article examines the attitude to musical sound and to the organization of the creative process of creating the works of the Italian poet and composer of the XX century Giacinto Schelsi (1905–1988). The basis of the work was statements about the musical art of the author himself, originally recorded on magnetic tape, and entitled by him “Il Sogno 101” (“101 dreams”). These materials were originally partially printed in Italy in the form of excerpts in the magazine “Sounds, Waves”, organized by Isabella Shelsi, the composer's sister. The full version of the work was later published in two volumes in 1982 in the publishing house “Ice Words”.
For the first time in Russian musicology, the article provides translations of some fragments of author's texts by Giacinto Shelsi from the autobiography “Il Sogno 101”, the study of which can help Russian-speaking researchers of the composer's work to get closer to a more complete understanding of his personality and author's credo.
About the Author
O. A. Osipenko
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olesya A. Osipenko, Cand. Sc. (Art Criticism), Associate Professor at the Department of Music Theory and Compositions
Krasnoyarsk
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Review
For citations:
Osipenko O.A. Interpretation of musical sound and organization of the compositional process in Giacinto Schelsi's autobiography “Il Sogno 101”. ARTE. 2021;(4):21-27. (In Russ.)
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