The phenomenon of vocal lyrics in Chinese and Russian musical culture of the 19th – 20th centuries: issues of poetics and aesthetics

In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Band 2022, Heft 10-1, S. 128-137

Abstract

The evolution of Chinese and Russian vocal art of the period of the 19th-20th centuries is considered as the main direction of research within the framework of this article. The theoretical basis of the combination of poetry and music in the artistic songs of China and Russia is being studied. Representative works of vocal lyrics from different eras, key national characteristics of poetic and aesthetic categories of singing art of two musical cultures are discussed.