Artistic and Expressive Space of the Vocal Chamber Works of Bohdana Filtz

The paper studies the chamber and vocal legacy of prominent Ukrainian composer Bohdana Filtz (1932–2021), whose musical thinking was influenced by traditional romance songs, in particular, old Galician ones. Her orientation towards genre romanсe manifests itself poetic intonation textual basis manner her writing. In Filtz’s works, she expands boundaries themes genres solo singing. pieces for voice are characterized an attentive careful attitude to performance skillful use entire range most “capricious fragile” instrument—the human voice. addition, effectively builds very part piano accompaniment, which always plays important figurative semantic role. Two significant components thematic content music were defined—civil lyrical. compositions, combines a purely personal idea with universal, humanistic principle at meaningful level, closely intertwining epic characteristics lyrics drama. tendency psychological acuity images works traced through their philosophic nature, enriched drama, sometimes tragedy. classical modern poets prevail stanzas romances.