THE GENRE AND STYLISTIC FEATURES OF PIANO CONCERTOS BY MOLDOVAN COMPOZERS FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURIES

Abstract

This article describes some of the most substantial examples of musical works written by the composers of the Republic of Moldova at the turn of the 21st century in the genre of Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. This study focuses on compositions by G. Ciobanu, L. Shtirbu, and Z. Tkach. Their work are analyzed from the point of view of the characteristics of the thematic material, musical language, composition and dramaturgy. he author arrives at the conclusion that these compositions are representative examples of contemporary Moldovan composition art, demonstrate a fruitful collaboration between composers and performers and show an advanced level of development of national composition and performance traditions.

Keywords

• concerto for piano and orchestra
• contemporary national music
• piano texture
• technical pianistic difficulty
• musical form
• thematic development
• the principles of musical form building
• orchestration
• Moldovan folklore