THE SENSE AND THE LANGUAGE OF SPIRITUAL MUSIC OF ORTHODOX TRADITION
In this article we try to give a basis for structure originality of traditional Russian spiritual music in terms of music language understanding as meaning phenomenon for human spirit. This concept is given in contradiction with understanding of the music as language of feelings and emotions and orthodox music moves away from this prevailing assumption. Thereupon aesthetics of spiritual music is characterized by mystical Godhead energy via sensual acoustic phenomena. It also is shown by a variety of musical expressiveness ways which are limited for this kind of aesthetics.
Keywords: sense, language of expression, spiritual music, tradition
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Issue: 13, 2011
Series of issue: Issue 13
Rubric: Topical Aspects of Contemporary Pedagogy
Pages: 247 — 253
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