МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЙ ТЕАТР АЛЕКСАНДРА КОЗАРЕНКО

This paper proposes considerations regarding the content, genre and stylistic features of musical-theater works of famous modern Ukrainian composer Olexandr Kozarenko. Author made intonational and dramaturgical analysis of five music-theater works by O. Kozarenko: Don Juan of Kolomyia, Sinfonia Estravaganza, Piero Makes Loop the Loop Oresteia and Time of Repentance. Their results served as material for comparison and as arguments for general conclusions too. The author introduced the idea of two type of musical-theatre works by O. Kozarenko and named them theatrical concepts of first and second plans. The existence of visual line characterizes the theatrical concept of second plan, at that time as the interaction of visual line and verbal line – the theatrical concept of first plan. All composer’ works have similarities features – intonation symbols, allusions, features of themes. The study traced the intonation affinity and contrast between these works and the degree of transformation of genre model in each case. In general, author comes to the conclusion of huge role of musical theater for creative activity of O. Kozarenko and its impact on formation of his individuality.