Eagle, DavidPidgorna, Anna2013-04-252013-06-102013-04-252013Pidgorna, A. (2013). On the Eve of Ivan Kupalo (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27191http://hdl.handle.net/11023/621This paper examines the process behind the creation of "On the eve of Ivan Kupalo," a chamber opera in a prologue and four scenes scored for seven singers, accordion, piano, and percussion. Drawing heavily on Ukrainian folklore, the opera explores the particular singing style used in Ukrainian villages and incorporates existing folk repertoire into a musical language, which freely mixes diatonicism, chromaticism, and atonality. The work frames the experience of village dwellers within the ritualized structure of the Kupalo festival, a pagan tradition, which merged with the Christian persona of St. John the Baptist. The analysis of the music and libretto concludes with a discussion of how this opera fits into post-19th century operatic development as a whole, and where it stands in relation to contemporary operatic composition in Ukraine and Canada.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.MusicTheaterMusicfolk-songFolkloreUkraineUkrainianKupalooperaaccordionVoicepianopercussionmaster thesishttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27191