The History and Development of the Musical Romans as a Genre: A Short Overview

• Authors: Politi Gloria
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this essay is to trace the lines of evolution of the Russian romance, which found fertile ground for its development from the mid-18th century. The genre was firmly embedded in a tradition that had originated a century and a half earlier, but its roots lay in the oral production of ancient Rus’. Despite this strong historical-anthropological imprint, the diachronic development of Russian romance, as a hybrid genre of dual nature—poetic and musical—addressed to both elite and mass audiences, is marked by a series of revivals and contaminations (mainly in 19th-century Europe, especially in Italy). The article, based on culturological, literary and historical studies, presents a brief overview of the development of the genre and its various sub-genres, such as bytovoĭ romans, romans-ballad, romans-elegii͡a, up to contemporary songs and melodies.

Keywords

EN

Russian romance; romans; opera; song; history of music

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Pamiętnik Teatralny
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 2(285)
• Pages: 147-164

Contributors

author

Politi Gloria

• University of Salento

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36744/pt.1286