CANTATA-REQUIEM “FRATERNAL COMMEMORATION OF THE HEROES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR” BY A.D. KASTALSKY. HISTORY OF CREATION AND UNIQUE DESTINY

Abstract

Historical memory, religiosity, spirituality-these unifying principles are concentrated in teachings, practices, as well as in individual artistic examples of art that reflect critical historical events. The article reveals the unique nature of “Fraternal Commemoration” of A.D. Kastalsky. Created as a monumental memorial dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who fell in the battles of the First World War, this work combines the genres of Orthodox requiem and Catholic requiem, symbolizing the unity of people of different faiths who were part of the Entente and fought on the same side against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Hence the use of folklore sources of different peoples, the subtext of vocal and choral numbers in Church Slavonic, Latin and English. Russian intonation is predominant in the work. A.D. Kastalsky creates a choral style, in which much attention is paid to techniques that go back to the liturgical and folk Russian music, to unite them into a single whole.