Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 32, (2020):81-99 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2020.014

Operní styl v díle Viola Concerto Jörg Widmanna

Kheng K. Koay
National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Studie zkoumá operní skladatelský přístup Jörg Widmanna v díle Viola Concerto (2015). Skladatel zde vytvořil osvěžující a zajímavý způsob prezentace skladby, která se liší od konvenčního koncertu. Widmann v díle přináší nápady a nové přístupy prostřednictvím vizuálních a sluchových efektů, které divákům umožňují hlubší prožití vytvořeného fiktivního světa. Hudba má několik rolí, když zprostředkovává atmosféru, emoce, dialogy i abstraktní protagonisty v "příběhu", který autor sám vymyslel. Skladatel posouvá hudbu na hranici dramatických a divadelních možností, čímž formu koncertu inovuje a aktualizuje.

Keywords: Jörg Widmann, Viola Concerto, operní styl

The Operatic Styles in Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto

This study explores Jörg Widmann's operatic compositional approach found in his Viola Concerto (2015). He has created a refreshing and intriguing way of presenting the composition that differs from a conventional concerto. In it, Widmann delivers ideas and new approaches through the visual and auditory senses, allowing audiences to effectively engage in the manner he designed of the fictional world. The music takes on several roles so as to create atmosphere, emotion, dialogues, and abstract protagonists in a "story" he designed. He makes the music as dramatic and as theatrical as possible, giving a new presentation fashion in his concerto, keeping the Concerto genre alive.

Keywords: Jörg Widmann, Viola Concerto, operatic style

Published: December 11, 2020  Show citation

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Koay, K.K. (2020). Operní styl v díle Viola Concerto Jörg Widmanna. Musicologica Olomucensia, 32, Article 81-99. https://doi.org/10.5507/mo.2020.014
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