13 INVENTIONS FOR PIANO BY I. MACOVEI: TRADITIONALISM AND NOVELTY IN ORGANIZING THE POLYPHONY CYCLE

Abstract

This article contains an analysis of a cycle of 13 inventions for piano by I. Macovei in view of carrying on I.S. Bach′s traditions and as a composition of the second half of the 20th century created in the tradition of Moldovan folklorism and influenced by B. Bartók′s style. The author examines a wide spectrum of polyphony devices and their role in the composition of the whole cycle.

Keywords

• composer
• I. Macovei
• thematism
• mode
• polyphony texture
• canon
• folklorism
• model folkloric
• intertextuality
• microcycle
• I.S. Bach
• B. Bartók