Boiko P. Clarnet’s tembr on Dmytro Shostakovich`s orchestral type of thinking

The dissertation is devoted to the study of the role of the clarinet in the orchestral music of D. Shostakovich. This direction of the topic is complex and concerns both theoretical problems of musicology and practical tasks of clarinetists. It is stated that in a significant body of scientific literature on various aspects of the work of the outstanding symphonist of the twentieth century, the problems of orchestral thinking of D. Shostakovich and the role of the clarinet in this process remained unexplored. The purpose of the dissertation is to characterize the role of the clarinet in accordance with the basic principles of orchestral thinking of Dmitry Shostakovich in the scores of works of various genres. It is solved by musicological methodology and, specifically, by methods of holistic analysis and comparative studies. The focus is on the timbre-acoustic and semantic-semantic features of the clarinet – one of the key instruments of the woodwind group in D. Shostakovich's works.