Denisov A.V. About the Mechanisms of Stereotypes in a Musical Script: Theoretical and Historical Aspects of the Problem

Abstract: The subject of the research is stereotypic decisions in a musical script, in particular, the way these decisions appear in a script, for example, melodic and texture formulas, external distinctive features, high degree of typification and low variability, repeatability in a set of works, steady position in the collective memory. The purpose of the research is to analyze general mechanisms that form the basis of stereotypes formation and perceptions. Research tasks include to develop fundamental principles of such decisions and to identify a general typology of situations connected with their concrete manifestations as well as correlations between them and the historical context of their functioning. The research is based on traditional methods of theoretical and historical musicology and also phenomenological, morphological and historical approaches. The researcher establishes that all situations related to manifestation of stereotypes in musical art can be divided into the following groups: structural (at the levels of grammar and vocabulary) and semantic. The general mechanism of perceiving stereotypic/not-stereotypic decisions is based on the principle of the model inertia following/violation in work formed in the collective memory. The author also shows historical variability of interpreting stereotypes at different periods and their relation to fundamental principles that make the cornerstone of a musical script. 

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