«ХОРОВІ КАРТИНИ» В. БІБІКА ЯК ВТІЛЕННЯ СИСТЕМИ НОВІТНІХ МУЗИЧНО-ХУДОЖНІХ ЗАСОБІВ

The purpose of the article is to consider the system of the newest musical and artistic means in the cycle of V. Bibik "Choral images". The methodology of the work is the principles of a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach in accordance with modern art studies, which involves such methods as system-structural, genre-style, semantic, choral, comparative, contrastive, performing. The scientific novelty is in the fact that for the first time in the analyzed cycle of V. Bibik's "Choral Images" a system of the latest musical and artistic means was revealed. Conclusions. Analysis of the cycle "Choral paintings" by V. Bibik gives grounds to claim that the system of the newest musical and artistic means is characterized by the following positions: timbre characteristics - sound color, spatial sound, the ratio of the use of mobility and statics, combining the sound of choral layers, the instability of the sound image; degree of innovation - techniques of singing articulation (stroke technique, different ways of pronouncing the text, musical syntax); choral texture (monody, homophony, polyphony, sonorica, pointillism); instrumentalization of choral parts (virtuoso passages, wide jumps of melody, clusters, metrorhythmic difficulties); theatrical techniques.Мета дослідження – розгляд системи новітніх музично-художніх засобів у циклі В. Бібіка «Хорові картини». Методологію дослідження становлять методи: системно-структурного, жанрово-стильового, семантичного, хорознавчого, компаративного, виконавського аналізів. Наукова новизна полягає в тому, що вперше у проаналізованому циклі В. Бібіка «Хорові картини» виявлена система новітніх музично-художніх засобів. Висновки. Аналіз циклу «Хорові картини» В.Бібіка дає підстави стверджувати, що система новітніх музично-художніх засобів характеризуються за наступними позиціями: темброфонічні характеристики – звукове забарвлення, просторовість звучання, співвідношення використання рухливості і статики, комбінування звучання хорових пластів, несталість звукового образу; ступінь новаторства – прийоми співочої артикуляції (штрихова техніка, різні способи вимовляння тексту, музичний синтаксис); хорова фактура (монодія, гомофонія, поліфонія, сонорика, пуантилізм); інструменталізація хорових партій (віртуозні пасажі, широкі скачки мелодії, кластери, метроритмічні складнощі); прийоми театралізації

SYNCRETIC TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN EUROPEAN VOCAL AND CHORAL ART: THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY

The aspects covered in the article proved the topicality of the research, in particular the analysis of contemporary Western European vocal and choral art presented the meanings embedded in the musical work, programmed interactive dialogue in the author-performer, listeners system, clearly demonstrating its syncretic trends in the modern conditions of development. The article reveals the essential features of syncretic trends of Western European contemporary vocal and choral art, indicates their significance for society. The foregrounding of the research is aimed at activating not only the creative mastery of certain boundaries, but also the expansion of the boundaries of personal experience. The aim of the research is achieved, namely the mechanism of integrating creativity of the representatives of contemporary Western European musical art in relation to art space is revealed on the example of creativity of the Italian composer Sciarrino, Italian composer Berio, Spanish composer and pianist Simarro. A retrospective coverage of the history of musicological thought in European humanities is presented, syncretic tendencies in modern Western European vocal and choral art are identified, its discourse is proposed as a challenge to the present. The study involved the following research methods: observations and conversations. The obtained research results can be further used as a developed model of forming vocal and choral thesaurus, which is in line with the current state of music, vocal and choral culture. Analysis of the peculiarities of the current state of choral art in Western Europe in the 20th — early 21st centuries is a promising area for further research. Rezumat. TENDINȚE SINCRETICE ÎN ARTA VOCALĂ ȘI CORALĂ CONTEMPORANĂ DIN EUROPA OCCIDENTALĂ: PROVOCAREA DE ASTĂZI. Aspectele abordate în articol au dovedit actualitatea cercetării. În special analiza artei vocale și corale contemporane vest-europene a prezentat semnificațiile încorporate în opera muzicală, dialogul interactiv programat în sistemul autor-interpret, ascultători, demonstrând clar tendințele sincretice ale acesteia în condițiile moderne de dezvoltare. Articolul relevă caracteristicile esențiale ale tendințelor sincretice ale artei vocale și corale contemporane vest-europene, și indică semnificația acestora pentru întreaga societate. Prim-planul cercetării vizează activarea nu doar a stăpânirii creative a anumitor limite, ci și extinderea limitelor experienței personale. Scopul cercetării este atins, și anume mecanismul de integrare a creativității reprezentanților artei muzicale contemporane vest-europene în raport cu spațiul artistic este dezvăluit pe exemplul creativității compozitorului italian Sciarrino, al compozitorului italian Berio, și al compozitorului și pianistului spaniol Simarro. Este prezentată o acoperire retrospectivă a istoriei gândirii muzicologice în științele umaniste europene, sunt identificate tendințele sincretice în arta vocală și corală modernă vest-europeană. Discursul acesteia este propus ca o provocare pentru prezent. Studiul a implicat următoarele metode de cercetare: observația și conversația. Rezultatele obținute în urma cercetării pot fi utilizate în continuare ca model dezvoltat de formare a tezaurului vocal și coral, care este în concordanță cu starea actuală a muzicii, în special a culturii vocale și corale. Analiza particularităților stării actuale a artei corale în Europa de Vest în secolul XX - începutul secolului XXI este un domeniu promițător pentru cercetări ulterioare. Cuvinte-cheie: Artă corală, armonizare, artă muzicală, lucrare vocală, imagine artistică, sincretism în muzic

Chemical composition and comparative analysis of lavender essential oil samples from Bulgaria in relation to the pharmacological effects

Lavender essential oil is economically important and widely used in aromatherapy perfumery, food industry and pharmacy. Bulgaria is a global leader in lavender cultivation overtaking countries such as France, UK, China, India, and Spain during the last few years. The aim of this research is: 1) to characterize a lavender essential oil sample obtained from agricultural plantation near Pomorie, Bulgaria; 2) to perform descriptive statistical test based on a data set of 13 samples available in 4 publications, 3) to compare the varieties regarding the quantity of the most important components such as linalool and linalyl acetate 4) to summarize the pharmacological effects of the main components. As a result of GS/MS analysis of the essential oil sample obtained from agricultural plantation near Pomorie, we identified 44 compounds. The major constituents were linalyl acetate (27.5%) linalool (24.1%), E-β-ocimene (7.0%), terpinen-4-ol (5.1%) caryophyllene (4.5%), carvacrol (4.4%), lavandulyl acetate (3.5%), Z-β-farnesene (3.3%), and -Z-β-ocimene (3.2%). Linalool and linalyl acetate are the main ingredients based on which the quality of the essential oil is evaluated. In the studied samples they fluctuated between varieties depending on the year of extraction and the locations of origin in Bulgaria. Some varieties were characterized by a more stable ratio of linalool – linalyl acetate, compared to others. The main other components of our sample as well as the other examined Bulgarian samples fit the standards according to the requirements of ISO (2002) and the of European Pharmacopoeia (10th edn., Council of Europe 2020) with few exceptions. Lavender oil has numerous pharmacological applications based on its anxiolytic, sedative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and antimicrobial activities. Although linalool and linalyl acetate largely contribute to these effects, the overall efficacy of lavender oil is proven to be due synergistic relationships between the components

(E)-1-(4-Amino­phen­yl)-3-(2,4,5-trimeth­oxy­phen­yl)prop-2-en-1-one

Mol­ecules of the title amino­chalcone, C18H19NO4, are twisted, with a dihedral angle of 11.26 (6)° between the 4-amino­phenyl and 2,4,5-trimeth­oxy­phenyl rings. The conformations of the three meth­oxy groups with respect to the benzene ring are slightly different. Two meth­oxy groups are almost coplanar with the attached benzene ring [C—O—C—C torsion angles of −1.45 (19) and 1.5 (2)°], while the third is (−)-synclinal with the attached benzene ring [C—O—C—C = −81.36 (17)°]. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are stacked into columns along the b axis and mol­ecules in adjacent columns are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into V-shaped double columns. Weak π–π inter­actions are also observed, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.7532 (8) Å

TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY VOCAL AND CHORAL ART

The problem of traditions and innovations in vocal and choral performance is a large-scale, many-sided integral system. This phenomenon of musical culture combines the classical direction and modernization of interpretation processes, which determines the topicality of the research. The aim of the article was to reveal the phenomenon of traditions and innovations in vocal and choral art as a complex multi-vector phenomenon that includes components of different scales, content, and functions that they perform. Methods. The research involved theoretical and practical methods. Problem: theoretical methods are represented by the analysis and arrangement of materials; identification of the main elements of the problem; generalization of the data obtained during the research. The practical methods are based on the search for and collection of scientific concepts and empirical data from the fields of performance, history, pedagogy, philosophy, aesthetics, medicine; on the monitoring of educational, as well as concert and performing activities; creative collaboration with soloists and the choral group. Results. The problem of traditions and innovations in vocal and choral performance is based on the following blocks: preservation of classical principles of academic vocal performance; their synthesis with discoveries and achievements of other spheres; modernization promoted by the expansion and updating of the genre framework, as well as modern engineering equipment. Conclusions. The fact of significance of the phenomenon of traditions and innovations in vocal and choral performance for the culture of society was revealed during the research. Its universality as a many-sided, flexible, large-scale integral phenomenon which consists of many different elements that play a leading role in its formation and are closely related was proved. Its interaction with different areas of society is shown. Prospects. The issue of traditions and innovations in vocal and choral performance is constantly enriched with new content, expands the scope of its implementation and interaction with various forms of social consciousness, science, medicine, which necessitates further study of this phenomenon

Saturated Fats: A Perspective from Lactation and Milk Composition

For recommendations of specific targets for the absolute amount of saturated fat intake, we need to know what dietary intake is most appropriate? Changing agricultural production and processing to lower the relative quantities of macronutrients requires years to accomplish. Changes can have unintended consequences on diets and the health of subsets of the population. Hence, what are the appropriate absolute amounts of saturated fat in our diets? Is the scientific evidence consistent with an optimal intake of zero? If not, is it also possible that a finite intake of saturated fats is beneficial to overall health, at least to a subset of the population? Conclusive evidence from prospective human trials is not available, hence other sources of information must be considered. One approach is to examine the evolution of lactation, and the composition of milks that developed through millennia of natural selective pressure and natural selection processes. Mammalian milks, including human milk, contain 50% of their total fatty acids as saturated fatty acids. The biochemical formation of a single double bond converting a saturated to a monounsaturated fatty acid is a pathway that exists in all eukaryotic organisms and is active within the mammary gland. In the face of selective pressure, mammary lipid synthesis in all mammals continues to release a significant content of saturated fatty acids into milk. Is it possible that evolution of the mammary gland reveals benefits to saturated fatty acids that current recommendations do not consider

СУЧАСНА ХОРОВА МУЗИКА A CAPPELLA: ТОЛЕРАНТНІСТЬ СТИЛЬОВИХ НАПРЯМІВ

The purpose of the research is to identify the key trends in stylistic panorama of choral a cappella works of the late twentieth century. This article is devoted to the development of choral music a cappella in the East-Slavic countries (including Ukraine and Belarus). Among the major trends of contemporary choral singing there is a distinguishing phenomenon of tolerance of stylistic directions as a way to restore the genre image of choral works. The object of the study is choral music a cappella (academic direction). The subject of the research is figurative style guidelines of Belarusian and Ukrainian choral music a cappella. The methodological basis. In this study, we used analytical and comparative research methods and systematic approach. The latter enables to identify the place and role of certain components of choral music based on the single criterion - principle of simulation underlying music creation. The comparative method helps to make conclusions on the directions of choral music style development. Scientific novelty © Батовська О. M., 2016 of the proposed article consists in the fact that the study of choral works of a cappella composers of the last quarter of theXX - beginning of the XXI century in terms of identifying style simulation makes it possible to take into account the ratio of a new and traditional, individual and universal, in other words personal interpretation of the natural phenomena specific to the artistic canon. Conclusions. Summarizing the mentioned above information, we have made such conclusions. In modern modern East-Slavic countries a cappella choral music is one of the most difficult and controversial chapters of art history. Among the least studied problems a special place is occupied by the issues of the stylistic appearance of modern choral music a cappella. Contemporary a cappella choral music is characterized firstly by the individualcomposer's interpretation of the music modes of different artistic eras, secondly, by the stylistic direction tolerance. Aparticular sign of contemporary choral music is the dialogue that aims at combining different styles and understanding of diversity.Цель работы - выявить ведущие тенденции в стилевой панораме хорового творчества a cappella конца XX века в восточнославянских странах (в частности, в Украине и Белоруссии). Среди ведущих тенденций современного хорового искусства выделяется явление толерантности стилевых направлений, как одного из способов обновления жанрового облика хоровых произведений. Методология исследования заключается в применении системного и сравнительного методов. Системный подход позволяет определить место и роль отдельных компонентов хоровой музыки на базе единого критерия принципа моделирования, положенного в основу музыкального творчества. Обращение к сравнительному методу исследования позволяет сделать выводы о направлениях стилевого развития хоровой музыки. Научная новизна предлагаемой статьи заключается в том, что изучение хоровых произведений a cappella композиторов последней четверти XX - начала XXI в. с точки зрения выявления стилевого моделирования дает возможность учесть соотношение нового и традиционного, индивидуального и общего, то есть индивидуального преломления закономерных явлений, присущих художественному канону. Выводы. Современная хоровая музыка a cappella характеризуется, во-первых, индивидуальным композиторским преломлением музыкальных модусов различных художественных эпох, во-вторых, толерантностью стилевых направлений. Особой приметой современной хоровой музыки является диалог, направленный на сочетание различных стилей и осмысление разнообразного.Мета роботи - виявити провідні тенденції у стильовій панорамі сучасної хорової творчості a cappella у східнослав'янських країнах (зокрема, Україні і Білорусії). Серед провідних тенденцій сучасного хорового мистецтва відзначається явище толерантності стильових напрямів як одного зі способів оновлення жанрового вигляду творів. Методологія дослідження полягає в застосуванні системного та порівняльного методів. Системний підхід дає змогу визначити місце і роль окремих компонентів хорової музики на базі єдиного критерію принципу моделювання, покладеного в основу музичної творчості. Звернення до порівняльного методу дослідження дає змогу зробити висновки про напрямки стильового розвитку хорової музики. Наукова новизна запропонованої статті полягає у тому, що вивчення хорових творів a cappella композиторів останньої чверті XX - початку XXI ст. з точки зору виявлення стильового моделювання дає можливість врахувати співвідношення нового і традиційного, індивідуального і загального, тобто особистого заломлення закономірних явищ, властивих художньому канону. Висновки. Сучасна хорова музика a cappella характеризується, по-перше, індивідуальним композиторським заломленням музичних модусів різних художніх епох, по-друге, толерантністю стильових напрямів. Особливою прикметою сучасної хорової музики є діалог, спрямований реабілітацією смислів, поєднання різноманітних стилів і осмислення різноманітного

Longest contigs from broader virome analysis

A FASTA file containing the longest contiguous sequence (contig) matching each of the 51 viruses detected as part of the broader virome analysis in: Batovska J, Mee PT, Sawbridge TI, Rodoni BC and Lynch SE (2022) Enhanced arbovirus surveillance with high-throughput metatranscriptomic processing of field-collected mosquitoes. Viruses 14. </p