Polystylistic Trends in Works of Kazakh Composers
Kazakh music at the modern stage is a multifaceted phenomenon, which embraces a variety forms, genres and types of performance (folk, professional folk, traditionalism-oriented). There are four stages in the development of Kazakh traditionalism-oriented music: Полистилистические тенденции в творчестве композиторов Казахстана · the first stage (1930-1950). Composers developed such areas of music as musical theater, symphony, chamber music; · the second stage (1960-1980). It includes a reinterpretation of traditionalism-oriented genres in the context of original national traditions; · the third stage (1990-2000) It is a transitional stage, connected with an appreciation of national identity in the new historical setting; · the fourth stage (the middle of the first decade of 2000 to the present day). It influenced by digital computer technologies, which resulted in discovering by Kazakh composers new means of expression, a renewal of the genre sphere, and an increased interest to mastering modern composition techniques. Each of these stages is characterized by major stylistic trends. Thus, the first, second and third stages are featured by classical-romantic, ethnographic, neo-folklore trends, respectively. The fourth stage is distinctive for stylistic pluralism. The article gives special attention to polystylistic trends in Kazakh composers’ works at different levels.