Berezutska M. Repertoire as a factor of the ensemble creativity of bandurists (based on the activity of the bandura ensemble «Charivnytsi»)

The main purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the role of the repertoire in the evolutionary development of the ensemble bandura creativity on the example of the student bandura ensemble «Charivnytsi» (‘The Charmers’) of the M. Glinka Dnipropetrovsk Music Academy. A multi-vector analysis of the experience of ensemble leaders during 1956–2020 allowed us to study the evolution patterns of the ensemble bandura performance in Ukraine. The repertoire of a student bandura ensemble is considered as a means for studying the evolution of ensemble bandura performance in Ukrainian musicology for the first time. The study is identified the mechanisms of influence of repertoire policy on the formation and development of ensemble professional skills. This research has been studied the history of the origin and development of ensemble bandura performance, the historical and cultural preconditions for the creation of bandura student ensembles, their role in the formation and evolution of bandura art. The history of the bandura ensemble «Charivnytsi» is directly connected with the development of Ukrainian ensemble bandura performance. The repertoire is considered as an integral part of ensemble bandura creative activity.