Abstract:

The article summarizes aspects of interpretive analysis of musical pieces. The principles of selecting samples for comparative interpretive analysis of classical music in pop or jazz arrangements, transcriptions and paraphrases, different readings of Ukrainian folk songs, interpretation of poetic text by different authors of music in different styles and genres are considered. General universal theoretical and methodological provisions of interpretive analysis in the educational process are proposed. Conclusions are made regarding the use of interpretive analysis in the complex of disciplines of theoretical training in the system of higher musical education. The ability to analyze a musical pieces, compare its different interpretations, taking into account a wide range of interdisciplinary connections, is an important component of a musician’s professional training. General and special competencies defined by the standards of higher education in the specialty "Musical Art" include the ability to analyze the performance of musical pieces, conduct a comparative analysis of different performing interpretations, and the ability to understand the main methods of interpreting an artistic image. The principles of interpretive analysis outlined in this article cover a wide range of interdisciplinary connections and, thus, contribute to the development of theoretical training and analytical thinking in students of higher musical education. To master high-quality, qualified interpretive analysis, a student must have not only thorough training in music-historical and musictheoretical disciplines, but also know the history of performance, be familiar with modern trends in concert performance, have basic knowledge of the history and theory of arts, philosophy and cultural studies. Thus, the set of skills acquired in the process of interpretive analysis meets modern requirements for a specialist with higher musical education. 

Keywords: musical interpretation, musical performance, interpretative analysis, interdisciplinary connections, musical style, musical genre. 

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