Aspects of Mikhail Bronner’s Creativity
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The article presents a critical analysis of the music of Mikhail Bronner, who is presently one of the leading figures in contemporary Russian music. As a multifaceted artist and musical thinker, he has managed to create an unique, individual style that incorporates classical traditions to attract the attention of wide audiences and professional music critics alike. The composer’s music is marked by its exceptional originality of genres. Considering his aesthetic views concerning issues in contemporary art alongside the stages of his musical and professional development, Bronner’s creative path is demonstrated in terms of the peculiarities of his compositional process. Special attention is paid to the programmatic aspect of the composer’s music, as well as its national component, the specificities of musical language and form- construction, and his interest in various combinations of timbre. The author of the article identifies three leading themes in the composer’s work: the theme of the Book, the theme of Romanticism, and the theme of Childhood. Selecting examples from a number of his works, the author reveals in his article features of the composer’s implementation of each of them.
Keywords: Mikhail Bronner, theme of the Book, theme of Childhood, theme of Romanticism
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