National Elements of Musical Culture of Cherkashchyna at the End of the XX – The Beginning of the XXI Century

Abstract

The concept of “musical culture of Cherkashchyna” is characterized as a complex system that includes musical values, types of activities related to them, a set of subjects, institutions and social institutes of this type of activity. The musical culture of Cherkashchyna is presented as an integral part of the spiritual culture of Ukraine and the musical culture of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to study the current state of the musical culture of Cherkashchyna, to determine the elements of the national level in its structure, to define the level of national significance of contemporary performers of Cherkashchyna. The methodology. The authorial vision of the problem is based on the principles of scientificity and objectivity. The structural and systemic approach was applied in the analysis of the infrastructure system of the musical culture of Cherkashchyna and further determination of its elements at the national level. The ranking scores approach made it possible to determine the most popular musical performers of Cherkashchyna in social networks. The results. According to the results of the study of the current state of the musical culture of Cherkashchyna, the following elements of the national level were determined in its structure, namely: S. S. Hulak-Artemovskyi Cherkasy Music Vocational College; the Cherkasy Regional Philharmonic, where collectives with the honorary title — “academic”, and the T. H. Shevchenko Cherkasy Academic Ukrainian Regional Music and Drama Theater. Using the ranking scores approach, a ranking of the most popular musical performers of Cherkashchyna in social networks was made, according to which the “Spiv Brativ” group holds the first position. The scientific novelty. The article defines the elements of the national level in the structure of Cherkashchyna, defines the level of national significance of modern performers of Cherkashchyna. The practical significance. The results of the research can be used by specialists in the field of cultural studies, musicology, musical pedagogy, as well as at higher educational institutions that implement educational programs, the learning outcomes of which are the ability to apply knowledge of the Ukrainian musical space of individual regions.