Contents

ALMANAC
Issue 8 (2016)

I. GREAT NAMES AND TRADITIONS OF NAM

Stella Dimitrova-Maistorova Talks About Lazar Nikolov and Dobrin Petkov
Zhasmina Stoyantcheva

II. MUSIC THEORY AND HISTORY

The Music of the 20th Century – a Challenge to Solfège?
Violaine de Larminat (University for Music and Performing Arts –
Vienna)

Die Musik des 20. Jh.: eine Herausforderung für die Gehörbildung?
Violaine de Larminat (University for Music and Performing Arts –
Vienna)

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Stimmung” Sprachkomposition as a Sign of Its
Time
Lyudmila Leypson (Free Waldorf School Flensburg, Novosibirsk State
Conservatory “M. I. Glinka”)

Music and Renaissance: Methodological Aspects of Periodization
Kristina Yapova

The Enharmonic Phenomenon in the Clavier Sonatas of Ludwig van
Beethoven
Svetoslav Karagenov

Dmitriy Shostakovich’s Opera “Nose” as a Product of the Russian Avantguarde
Esthethics at the First Decades of the 20th Century
Boryana Mangova

Bulgarian Politic Stance Towards Communal Amateur Music Activity (“Samodeynost”) Within the Context of Music Culture Politics by the Times of Science, Art and Culture Committee (1948 – 1954)
Goritza Naydenova

III. PEDAGOGY

Gradualness and Visibility Applications in Building Primary Violin Playing Position
Cvetozar Vutev (Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British
Columbia, Canada)

Conductor’s Preparation Prior to a Record Session. Conductor’s Analysis. Conceptual Problems
Lyubomir Denev

Music Atelier – an Author’s Model of Organization and Creative Approach
Petya Stefanova

IV. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

The Late Shchedrin – Performance Aspects of His Clavier Cycle
“Questions” (2003)
Daniela Andonova

Genre Legitimacy, Compositional-Structural Solutions and Performance Problems in Piano Sonatas ¹ 2, 4 and 8 by Vassil Kazandzhiev
Marin Gonev

Creative discoveries, Analogies and Innovations in the Opera “Kosara” by Maestro Georgy Atanasov. Reflections Based on Personal Experience in
Conducting This Work
Grigor Palikarov

Vocal Posture and Performance Teaching Principles and Esthetic Principles of Professor Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin
Svilen Raichev

“Every Woman Does It This Way?” – a Metamorphosis With a Prologue,
Two Tableaux and an Epilogue – Musings About “La Serva Padrona”.
Esthetic and Genre Reflexions
Violeta Gorcheva

Importance of Historic Dance in Stage Art and Its Rôle in Vocational Training
Maria Ilieva

Improvisation in Vocal Jazz. “Night in Tunisia” – Borrowing from Instrumental Improvization Technique
Desislava Tileva

V. DÅBUTS

Hypotheses Regarding the Number and Contents of Philip Nikolai’s
Musical Works (Part 2)
Mila Naumova

VI. ACADEMIC LIBRARY AND SOUND ARCHIVE

Musician’s Information Competence in Using Electronic Music Document Databases
Pavel Mitchkov (Novosibirsk State Conservatory “M. I. Glinka”)

Rare and Valuable Editions in the Library of the National Academy of Music “Professor Pancho Vladigerov” (Part 1)
Ina Pavlova

New Moments in Social Function Performance of the Library of National Music Academy “Professor Pancho Vladigerov”
Yordanka Deyanova