THE ESSENCE OF THE PHENOMENON OF “INTONATION” AS A REFLECTION OF THE INTONATION-EXPRESSIVE CONTENT OF MUSIC

Abstract

The article examines history of evolution of concepts “intonation” and “intonation culture” in the context of historical and cultural transformations and philosophical and aesthetic discourse. As part of the study of this problem, the author refers to the key epochs and centers of culture that determined the development of mankind, such as Ancient Greece, the Ancient East, India, China, Europe of the early XVIII-XIX centuries. The peculiarities of understanding the concepts under consideration in various cultures, their differences and place in the spiritual and socio-political life of society are revealed. The culture of intonation is considered as an integral part of artistic technique, integrated, in turn, into the musician’s gameplay as a result of the interaction of a number of components. The interrelation of these components, adjusted by the individual characteristics of the personality of the musician-performer, creates, on the one hand, a high integrative level of functioning of the complex of intonation-expressive means, and on the other hand, increases the effectiveness of artistic sound expression in the process of music performance. It is stated that the increasing standards of conformity and the requirements imposed on musicians-performers imply the presence of a deep understanding of the laws of artistic creativity and its determinants. The author builds an analysis of this phenomenon based on the dominants that determined their modern understanding, provides data confirming the validity of conclusions from various fields of scientific knowledge.