Transformation of the semantic part of a piece of musical art

The subject of the research in the article is music, which by its very nature is simultaneously considered the most easily perceived and difficult to comprehend art form. Unlike other types of art such as painting, sculpture, poetry, music has no material evidence. The sound that manifests the beauty of melody is a physical phenomenon that has its own extent in time and space. The article analyzes the transformation of the semantic content of musical art throughout the history of culture. The philosophers of the ancient world (Plato, Plotinus), followers of Christianity (Augustine), and modern philosophers (V. I. Martynov, Z. V. Fomina) directed their attention to this problem. A special attitude to music as an element of religious culture allows us to observe a deep spiritual content in musical creativity throughout the development of art. The study of musical content was carried out through the analysis of scientific and religious sources, which dealt in detail with issues related to religion and creativity. As a basis for the article, the author refers to the treatise "On Music" by Augustine, works on the study of ancient Russian singing art and the modern concept of the Russian musicologist, philosopher and composer V. I. Martynov. Using the method of comparing musical thinking from different eras, it is possible to conclude that music had not only different purposes in cultures, but also had different semantic forms. The musical content has been transformed along with significant historical events such as the formation of ancient civilizations, the emergence of Christianity, the secularization of Western society, and the emergence of modern cultural values. The discovered interrelations between historical processes and musical thinking will help to design future directions in the field of art. Since the religious component is present in the musical content, it can be concluded that there is a Divine truth hidden in creativity, which can be comprehended through a melody filled with the spirit. With the loss of spiritual content, melody ceases to be an intermediary between God and man.

musical notation, ancient civilizations, making music, musical structure, The Revelation of the New Testament, liturgical singing, aesthetics of rhythm, tone function, Dodecaphony, A new simplicity