UNIVERSALISM OF CREATIVE PERSONALITY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF GULZHAN UZENBAYEVA)

(НА ПРИМЕРЕ ГУЛЬЖАН УЗЕНБАЕВОЙ)

Аннотация

аlthough the concept of universalism – a creative versatility of a person – is infrequently found in scholarlyliterature, as a phenomenon, it is inherent in many musicians of different national cultures and eras. At the beginning of the 21stcentury, different types of creative personalities have developed in a ramification of the composer tradition of Kazakhstan: composers oriented towards national culture, towards Western academicism, and authors of a mixed orientation. Many musicians harmoniously combine performing, composing, teaching, research, organizational, leadership, and other talents. Concerning the forms of creative activity, universalism seems to be an intrinsic property of a professional musician in any ethnic tradition, in mass art, and in Western music until the 18thcentury. In modern conditions, the self-realization of a musician in various qualities again becomes relevant. Expanding the field of creative self-expression, it gives impetus to the manifestation of innovative thinking. Based on the analysis of the multifaceted activities of the composer, pianist, and teacher GulzhanUzenbayeva, various aspects of the universalism of the creative personality are revealed. The combination of the artistic means of two traditions (ethnic and modern westernized composer) reflects the universalism of style. Multidimensional self-realization (composer-performer-teacher) contributes to greater demand and a successful career as a musician. Both the style and the career of a musician combine the features of syncretic (characteristic of oral traditions) and synthetic (characteristic of art music) universalism. The musical culture of Kazakhstan is of significant interest in the light of this topic because this culture has preserved various types of universalism,and unique ‘bicultural’ approaches to the study of this phenomenon have been formed.