Musicology

The research agenda of modern musicology is not getting shorter, quite the opposite, it faces an ever-growing number of challenges.The underlying reason is theamount knowledge about different approaches to tackle these challenges. The article examines the music of some contemporary composers – J. Benjamin, J. Apergis, V. Ekimovsky, V. Martynov, as well as music featured at the 6thfestival Another Space (2018). The latter provided an impetusfor methodological reflections. Today’s music world is highly dynamic with some trends dying out and others emerging in their stead.In this regard, the category of genre presents an interesting research ground. In modern compositions, the traditional meaning of this concept is undergoing transformation. We are witnessing the emergence of such compositions asan opus-posth or an opus-prenatum (by V. Martynov’s definition), simulacrum, palimpsest, graffiti, assemblage,collage, bricolage, postlude, message, post scriptum,etc. In particular, the article focuses on palimpsestsby Benjamin, Apergis, Xenakis, and Martynov, as well as new genre types (Silvestrov’s music) and deconstruction of well-known genre models (Ekimovsky’s music). The article is a flexible insight into the world of modern music and raises a range of issues related to contemporary music

Aesthetics · Art · Bricolage · Contemporary classical music · Literature · Music history · Musical · Musicology · Popular music · Simulacrum · Visual arts · Diverse Musicological Studies