The development of ukrainian musical culture in the middle ages

Abstract

This article analyzes the development of Ukrainian musical culture, which played a significant role in Ukraine’s cultural and artistic landscape and influenced the formation of artistic tastes among Ukrainian youth during the Middle Ages. It is emphasized that Ukrainian musical culture originated in the distant historical past.

The study reveals that Kievan Rus’ reached a particularly high level of political and cultural prosperity in the 11th century under Princes Volodymyr and Yaroslav. The significance of this period in the cultural history of the Ukrainian people is extremely important, as it was during this time that the foundations for the development of literature, architecture, and musical art were laid. As one of the key components of public culture, music was closely intertwined with the culture and daily life of the people.

It is emphasized that even in those days, professional musical art began to develop in Kievan Rus’, which, in addition to examples of folk art, included church music and the music of the princely courts. Great importance began to be attached to musical education.

It has been demonstrated that the most popular form of folk musical creativity was the folk song. As early as the era of Kievan Rus’, instrumental dance music was widespread in Ukrainian culture. Secular music-making began to develop in Ukrainian society starting in the 15th century. The emergence of polyphonic singing in Ukraine in the 16th century contributed to the beginning of the systematization and codification of the fundamentals of the art of singing, as well as to intensive creative activity. Professional music in the 15th century was concentrated in major cultural.