THE THEMATIC PROCESS IN PIANO TRIO NO. 2 BY F. MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY
Abstract
The object of study in this article is one of the late works of the German romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Trio No. 2 for violin, cello and piano. The relevance of the stated topic is caused, firstly, by the growing research interest in the composer’s work in recent years, and secondly, by the neo-baroque trends that have unfolded in modern music, associated with the use of instrumental opuses of choral chants as thematic material. The novelty of the worklies in the fact that for the first time it considers the thematic process in the chamber composition of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, based on the Protestant chorale.The study of the function of the chorale in the Trio is preceded by the rationale for the choice of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, the founder of the trend towards the revival of baroque genres in the era of romanticism. The author of the article gives examples of the use of the Protestant chorale in the works of MendelssohnBartholdy and his contemporaries, observing the formation, transformation and dramatic functions of the theme of the chorale “Gelobet seist…”.
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About the Author
M. N. Ostanina
Kuzbass College of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria N. Ostanina, Teacher of music-theoretical disciplines
654007, Novokuznetsk
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Ostanina M.N. THE THEMATIC PROCESS IN PIANO TRIO NO. 2 BY F. MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY. ARTE. 2023;(2):5-11. (In Russ.)
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