The Development of a Dramatic Element in Ivan Karabyts’s Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 (1968)

The article considers the development of the dramatic principle in Ivan Karabyts’s Sonata for Cello and Piano (1968). The author explores the features of manifestations of the dramatic principle in the sonata genre in the second half of the twentieth century. The connection is revealed between the idea of the work and the creative aura of Borys Liatoshynsky, Ivan Karabyts’s teacher. The article delineates the programmatic implications of the music that formed the basis for the development of the concept of the work. The study analyzes the formation of the key images of the work and the dynamics of their development. The author clarifies the essence of the conflict of the sonata’s musical drama. The article traces the logic of the unfolding of musical events in the work. The study emphasizes the importance of timbre semantics for the formation of the dramatic principle and explores the distinctive features of the genre and style of the musical material.