Aspects of instrumental composition in the Concerto for flute and string orchestra of Romuald Greenblatt
This article deals with the techniques of instrumental composition used by Robert Greenblatt in the Concert for flute and string orchestra (1970). The author of this article examines the different characteristics of the distribution of orchestral methods of sound production, aspects of the use of tone in this work. The author analyzes individual compositional solution in terms of sonority and aleatorica. The article also identifies the characteristic properties of timbre dramaturgy in the composition. Among other aspects of the study, the multidimensionality of the orchestral space in this opus, created by different means of composition technique, should be noted. A flute recital by R. Greenblatt's is mapped to such works as the "Metastasis" (1954) by J. Xenakis, "Crescendo e diminuendo" for harpsichord and 12 strings (1965) by E. Denisov and the String quartet No. 1 (1970) by L. Prigogine. There are parallels between the music of R. Greenblatt and foreign composers (Krzysztof Penderecki, I. Xenakis, G. Ligeti) in this article. The article determines the leading trends of musical art of that time. The author comes to the conclusion about the necessity and relevance of studying the principles of modern instrumental composition, he marks the scientific novelty and actuality of creativity of Robert Greenblatt.