On the question of anthropocentrism in Chopin's music (for example, the Fourth Ballad)

The work studies a phenomenon of anthropocentrism in the music of the XIX century Polish composer F. Chopin, focusing on the dramatic functions performed by leading themes (introducing, main and side ones) of the composer's Fourth ballad. The functions are viewed according the work "About patterns and properties of the artistic effects of music" by Medushevsky and include the following: 1) the generating role of musical themes; 2) "saving of expositionalism" (deterrence of main thematic nucleus potential for further effective disclosure in the process of unfolding drama of the work); 3) the presence of narrative phases and self-motion; 4) the relationship and variability of core and peripheral thematic areas. Analysis of the main functions of the dramatic ballads shows that the integrity of the works associated with mutual enrichment and "vzhivaniem" by each otherro Such interpenetration of thematism, wealth of musical material are similar to anthropic tome of the artist, his inner world. It is reflected in Chopin's letters and diaries. Anthropic phenomenon is fraught with the potentiality to identify the individual constants of author's image of the world; anthropocentrism in musical space is revealed through insubordination to stereotyped surrounding reality and following the laws of the creative intuition and individual feelings of the author. Metaphorical definitions, essential for understanding the anthropocentrism in Chopin's music are "the emotional breath" (term of Medushevsky) and "the law of psychological naturalness" (term of Zhitomirsky).

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