International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2015

  • The Bulgarian Composer Pancho Vladigerov - Psychological Origin of His Creative Personality

    Krasimira Georgieva Fileva-Ruseva

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 1-13
    Received: 2 May 2015
    Accepted: 24 May 2015
    Published: 18 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) is one of the most prominent Bulgarian composers. He has created 70 opuses of works with high aesthetic value and in a very extended range of genres. His works are performed all over the world, and every Bulgarian pianist has experienced his piano opuses. In the present study, I reveal the psychological prerequisites f... Show More
  • Reflection in the Elementary Music Ear Training

    Milena Bogdanova

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 14-24
    Received: 27 May 2015
    Accepted: 1 June 2015
    Published: 18 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: This article discusses an issue, concerning musical theory and in particular music pedagogy. As working, the terms reflection and reflection activity were used and their positive practical application was indicated. This, of course, leads to didactics. It was proposed as an attempt for psychological practical and applied analysis of a specific educ... Show More
  • Some Piano Compositions by Nicolas Economou, Notated Post Mortem from the Composer’s Recordings

    Galina Dimova Georgieva

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 25-30
    Received: 27 May 2015
    Accepted: 1 June 2015
    Published: 18 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: The paper examines the nocturnes of the Cypriot composer and pianist Nicolas Economou (1953-1993) and how much they reflected the traditions of the genre of the piano nocturnes from the 19th Century, enriched with contemporary compositional techniques from the 20th Century. The different approach towards the structure as well as the influence of th... Show More
  • Teaching Creative Abilities of Children in Music Education in the General School

    Penka Pencheva Mincheva

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 31-36
    Received: 25 May 2015
    Accepted: 1 June 2015
    Published: 23 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: In a community, where the consumer's attitude in all aspects of life is ever more commonly observed, including in the area of culture, the problem of stimulating the creative impulse, of training the creative activity of adolescents, becomes especially important. Responsible for seeking the appropriate means and methods for the development of the c... Show More
  • The Phenomenon of the Number 3 in Music

    Penka Pencheva Mincheva

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 37-42
    Received: 17 May 2015
    Accepted: 24 May 2015
    Published: 30 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: In this publication, broad evidence is presented for the influence of the number three on different levels in the musical art: three properties, three values, three characteristics and others, observed in different elements of the musical language, in different relations and interconnections. This concerns the separate tone, as well as the correlat... Show More
  • Nikolay Stoykov's Vision about the Composer and the Universe

    Nikolay Ivanov Stoykov

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 43-49
    Received: 27 May 2015
    Accepted: 9 June 2015
    Published: 30 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: I perceive it as an inward wave, a force leading me to a particular point. Starting my work sited by the grand piano, when everything else around disappears and only the electric bulb is glimmering hypothetically, I know and I am pretty sure that I am on the right path and something beautiful is going to beget! There is another crunch moment for me... Show More
  • Creating Accompaniment to a Melody by Using Computer Technologies

    Jean Stefanov Pehlivanov

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 50-54
    Received: 27 May 2015
    Accepted: 8 June 2015
    Published: 30 June 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: New electronic technology is featured more and more in the general school. The usage of audio-visual means and computer technologies is becoming an integral part of the classes in Music. The singing activity is fundamental in the music lesson and in the out of class forms of education. For it to be efficient and loved by the students, the role of m... Show More
  • Specifics of Musical Thematism, Harmonious Language, Polyphonic Technique and form in the Secular Choral Music of Dobri Hristov

    Zdravka Hvarkata

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 55-61
    Received: 29 May 2015
    Accepted: 17 June 2015
    Published: 3 July 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: The two types of themes in the secular choral music of Dobri Hristov – with a folklore character and in common tone, determine the specifics of the approach of the composer in the major compositions developed on their basis. Comparing the specific features of the harmonious language, the polyphonic methods and the structural solutions in the two ty... Show More
  • The Emotional World of the Musical Work, Reflected in an Educational Video Clip

    Krasimira Georgieva Fileva-Ruseva

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 62-71
    Received: 18 June 2015
    Accepted: 20 June 2015
    Published: 4 July 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: In order to prove that a computer-generated video clip could recreate in full value the emotional content of a musical piece, I presented the work on the creation of scenarios for video clips, based on the Bulgarian folk song "Izgreyalo Yasno Slantze" ("A Bright Sun has Risen") and on Bagatelle №1 from the cycle "24 Bagatelles for Piano" by Ivan Sp... Show More
  • Research on Status and Solutions of Community Elderly Service in He Bei Province--Take Shijiazhuang as an Example

    Zhang Li, Huaifu Wang, Zhiwei Yang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: 7 June 2015
    Accepted: 4 August 2015
    Published: 11 September 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: The endowment service of Shijiazhuang have difficulty in combination of care and support, lack of old-age care facilities and the problems such as disorderly development. So the government should gradually establish a unified industry service standards, phase out all kinds of social medical treatment expenses barriers so as to promote the healthy d... Show More
  • The Bulgarian Polyphonic Church Music (From 1878 to the 1930s)

    Julian Kujumdzhiev

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5-1, October 2015
    Pages: 77-82
    Received: 21 June 2015
    Accepted: 2 July 2015
    Published: 28 September 2015
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing
    Abstract: The polyphonic choral singing is presented in Bulgaria after the Liberation from Turkish slavery in 1878. For the perceptions of our first professional musicians it is a musical “advancement” and chance for us to be raised up “next to the culturally elevated nations”. Polyphony is introduced mostly in the central part of the divine service – Liturg... Show More