Attributes of fixation and transcriptions of pastoral pipe music of Ukraine: from the end of the XIX to the beginning of the XXI century

Abstract

Pastivnytsia tradition and pipe music, the existence of its plays in the centers of pastoral regions of Ukraine (Carpathian, Volyn-Polissya, Dnieper-East Ukrainian zones) are now in the final stage of its natural functioning, state of preservation and research. In this situation, when the dynamics of the pastoral tradition and its rich pipe music has reached the brink of extinction, there is an urgent need for a frontal review of sources of fixation and methods of reconstruction-strengthening the sound of these unique treasures of our traditional music and instrumental culture. The article presents the attribution and review of the maximum possible volume of recordings of pipe material of the pastoral tradition of Ukrainians, recorded by the author personally against the background of transcriptions published in scientific works and collections in recent years. Comparisons of the layers of pastoral pipe music from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st centuries create an amazing «panorama» of the intonation semantics of flute pastoral tunes of this period.