Ukrainian carillon arrangements as an instance of the cultural transmission and adaptation

Abstract

The development of carillon art in Ukraine is studied. The distribution of carillons in Ukraine is considered. The issue of creating a national carillon repertoire is investigated. The interactions between the Western European instrument and the Ukrainian national music are analysed. Possibilities in reflecting the peculiarities of Ukrainian folk song by means of carillon texture are shown. Analogies are made between the texture of the carillon and the ways of playing typical instruments of Ukrainian folklore. Methods of combining Ukrainian and Western musical vocabulary, laid down by M. V. Lysenko, are used: a list of Ukrainian folk genres that can be compared with European genres included in the European musical lexicon is given. The structure of the Ukrainian national repertoire for the carillon is outlined and a plan of the corresponding manual is given. The significance of the development of Ukrainian carillon art for the world musical practice is analysed.