Title: BULGARIAN MUSICOLOGY FOR CHILDREN’S MUSICALS, REALIZED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Abstract:The report gives a general picture of children's musicals written by Bulgarian composers according to Bulgarian musicology. Some of the musicals are featured in leading musical editions like the ones ...The report gives a general picture of children's musicals written by Bulgarian composers according to Bulgarian musicology. Some of the musicals are featured in leading musical editions like the ones presented at the annual New Bulgarian Music reviews, as well as those performed in various music theatres in our country in the period between 1968 and 2017.The number of these musicals does not exceed a total of 10. For the most part, the publications provide feedback on specific productions. Some of them contain brief statements about different directional decisions about the realization or the musical dramaturgical construction of the productions. Others address important issues concerning the genre's problematique and specificity. One of them is related to the need to create more works in this genre that are aimed at children's and adolescent audiences, presented as the most suitable way to attract the youth to music. Emphasis is also placed on the important role of these works in children's musical development and education. Attention is also drawn to the fact that the addressee should not be underestimated, which requires a responsible approach in the choice of libretto. Additionally, the music must correspond to both the theatrical action and the plot as well as be a leading factor in the dramaturgical construction of the work. Some musical studies also address the question of the realization of the musical theatre as a musical form in which the presentation of the unity between its basic components of music, speech and dance puts forward the need for suitable performers with the corresponding musical, artistic and dancing skills.Read More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-12-08
Language: en
Type: article
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