Abstract
The twentieth century school of composition in Cluj-Napoca is known for its modern moderated attitude, among its representants being the figure of Vasile Herman, composer and musicologist. His long-life activity may be placed under the sign of evocation, which defines the language, the choice of stylistic features and his whole perspective as a musician. This paper brings arguments regarding the sense of evocation as an important inner resource leading to the recall of memories, the use of history as inspiration and the commitment of imagination to re-create the musical fragrance of an ancestral world.
Keywords: Vasile Herman, evocation, memories, history, imagination.
About the author
Elena Boancă – musicologist, PhD and assistant professor at the Gheorghe Dima National Academy of Music, Cluj-Napoca. Disciplines: Musical Aesthetics, History of Music, Library Science. She published articles and studies in different journals and collections (Muzica – Bucharest; Musicology Papers and Intermezzo – Cluj-Napoca; Numanities – Arts and Humanities in Progress – Springer, Switzerland). She delivered papers at national and international musicology symposiums and congresses (The International Festival Sigismund Toduță, The International Festival Meridian, ICMS – The XIVth International Congress on Musical Signification, The Festival Cluj Modern). She contributed to radio musical programs and edited musicology collections. Her research interests are focused on the tendencies and ideas of the XXth century, especially on their connection with Romanian music.
DOI: 10.47809/MP.2023.38.02.03
