UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

The world’s folk art is one of the most significant topics in contemporary cultural practice, requiring careful analysis, as it is directly related to the processes of globalization, market transformations, and commerce. Art inevitably engages with themes of identity and self-determination, which b...

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Main Authors: Kateryna ONYSHCHENKO, Nassib RADWAN, Taras KMETIUK, Nataliia TOLOSHNIAK, Ihor DEMIANETS
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Published: Babeș-Bolyai University 2025-07-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
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Online Access:https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9422
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description The world’s folk art is one of the most significant topics in contemporary cultural practice, requiring careful analysis, as it is directly related to the processes of globalization, market transformations, and commerce. Art inevitably engages with themes of identity and self-determination, which become particularly pressing in nations confronting external challenges, as seen in Ukraine during the 2020s. This also applies to musical folklore, which remains an important source of inspiration for composers of academic music today. This article summarizes the role and significance of Ukrainian folk music in the work of 21st century composers. This study aims to examine the incorporation of folk music elements into modern symphonic, chamber, instrumental, and electronic compositions. The analysis focuses on works created between 2000 and 2024. This article analyzes the works of Ukrainian composers who work in a contemporary academic style and use elements of Ukrainian folk songs in their compositions. Folk motifs are integrated into various musical contexts, ranging from experimental electronic music to atonal and aleatoric orchestral textures, jazz harmonies, and dramatic moments in symphonic compositions. Globalization has posed new challenges to the world’s culture in terms of preserving folk art in modern conditions. However, Ukrainian folk art demonstrates considerable resilience and adaptability in the contemporary artistic environment.
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spelling doaj-art-99dad3a85f3448b9bdf8ba315981e3ea2025-08-20T03:56:45ZengBabeș-Bolyai UniversityStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica1844-43692065-96282025-07-0170Special Issue 210.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss2.03UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTSKateryna ONYSHCHENKO0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2546-2354Nassib RADWAN1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3282-8542Taras KMETIUK2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3155-8267Nataliia TOLOSHNIAK3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-4321Ihor DEMIANETS4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-5122Candidate of Art Criticism (PhD), Associate Professor, Department of Musical Art, Communal Institution of Higher Education “Academy of Culture and Arts” of the Zakarpatian Regional Council, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, k.onyschenko77@gmail.comPhD in Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Department of Music Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, Sohar University, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman, naseebradwan@gmail.comPhD of Art Criticism, Associate Professor, Department of Variety and Vocal Arts, Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, King Danylo University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, kmetiuk.taras@ukr.netCandidate of Arts, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Variety and Vocal Arts, Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, King Danylo University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, nataliia.toloshniak@ukd.edu.uaPhD of Art Criticism, Associate Professor, Department of Variety and Vocal Arts, Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, King Danylo University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, ihor.demianets@ukr.edu.ua The world’s folk art is one of the most significant topics in contemporary cultural practice, requiring careful analysis, as it is directly related to the processes of globalization, market transformations, and commerce. Art inevitably engages with themes of identity and self-determination, which become particularly pressing in nations confronting external challenges, as seen in Ukraine during the 2020s. This also applies to musical folklore, which remains an important source of inspiration for composers of academic music today. This article summarizes the role and significance of Ukrainian folk music in the work of 21st century composers. This study aims to examine the incorporation of folk music elements into modern symphonic, chamber, instrumental, and electronic compositions. The analysis focuses on works created between 2000 and 2024. This article analyzes the works of Ukrainian composers who work in a contemporary academic style and use elements of Ukrainian folk songs in their compositions. Folk motifs are integrated into various musical contexts, ranging from experimental electronic music to atonal and aleatoric orchestral textures, jazz harmonies, and dramatic moments in symphonic compositions. Globalization has posed new challenges to the world’s culture in terms of preserving folk art in modern conditions. However, Ukrainian folk art demonstrates considerable resilience and adaptability in the contemporary artistic environment. https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9422postmodernismfolk revivalUkrainian musiccontemporary classical music
spellingShingle Kateryna ONYSHCHENKO
Nassib RADWAN
Taras KMETIUK
Nataliia TOLOSHNIAK
Ihor DEMIANETS
UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
postmodernism
folk revival
Ukrainian music
contemporary classical music
title UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
title_full UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
title_fullStr UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
title_full_unstemmed UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
title_short UKRAINIAN FOLK INFLUENCES IN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
title_sort ukrainian folk influences in contemporary classical music trends and prospects
topic postmodernism
folk revival
Ukrainian music
contemporary classical music
url https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9422
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