Anatolii Avdiievskyi's Creative Work in the Context of Ukrainian Choral Art

The article is devoted to the study of the creative heritage of the famous Ukrainian conductor, composer and arranger, leader of G. Veryovka Ukrainian National Honored Academic Folk Choir Anatolii Tymofiiovych Avdiievskyi (1933–2016). The purpose of the article is to study Anatolii Avdiievskyi’s creative work in the context of Ukrainian choral tradition with due consideration of the conductor’s own interpretation, stages of creative activity of the famous conductor; to highlight his artistic vision and musical-artistic aesthetics in the sphere of national music culture. To achieve the objective, the following tasks need to be completed:

 – to specify the main milestones of A. Avdiievskyi’s biography;

– to consider the conductor’s creative work connected with his work at G. Veryovka Ukrainian National Honored Academic Folk Choir;

– to explore the characteristic features of A. Avdiievskyi’s choirmaster style.

The research methodology consisted in the analysis of the composer’s creative work with due consideration of the conductorial-interpretative component, and justification of the characteristic features of his creative work, conditioned by the diversity of his creative activity. The scientific novelty of the work lies in defining the key principles of A. Avdiievskyi’s unique composer’s style and its connection with Ukrainian choral tradition. The master managed to combine folk style of performance with academic principles of choral singing in Ukrainian song culture. Conclusions. The composer’s creative work is characterized by the synthesis of folk tradition and modern trends, which absorbed features of syncretism, i.e. the use of elements of theatricality, ritual action and epic-declamatory elements etc.