ANALYTICAL AND INTERPRETATIVE PRESENTATION OF CHANT DE LINOS BY ANDRE JOLIVET

Abstract

The composition Chant de Linos by André Jolivet was an important response to the shift in ideals and aesthetics from the time of the Second World War and continues to occupy the great attention of flutists to this day. Today's abundance of literature has enabled this approach to Jolivet's music in several different ways, but since the author of this text is a flautist himself, a significant part of the work will be devoted to the interpretive aspect through the explication of the practical application of the already elaborated facts. The presentation of the multi-layered aspects of the piece will be made with the help of various critical aspects that will shed light on the cultural and social aspects of Jolivet’s background, while also illustrating important poetical characteristics of his. Methods of artistic research such as historical, analytical, comparative and practical-performance method will be used in this work. Although the composer himself did not provide more extensive program content, we can consider that Chant de Linos belongs to program music, since it clearly evokes certain ideas and concepts. Mapping and defining specific non-musical content contains the first part of the text, while the second part will deal with its practical application. Therefore, the goal of the overall exegesis is to bring the performers to a deeper understanding of the composer's intentions in order to perform the most expressive and meaningful interpretation.