Pastoral Plots in the Music of Modern Composers: “Daphnis and Chloe” by Sergey Terkhanov

The vocal-choral cycle “Daphnis and Chloe” by the talented composer from Mordovia S. Ya. Terkhanov (1954–2014) is one of the most original interpretations of the ancient novel by Longus (2nd century AD). The article provides a brief overview of the reception of the novel by outstanding figures of world culture (I. V. Goethe), representatives of the literature of the Silver Age (D. S. Merezhkovsky), Russian scientists – culturologists, philologists, philosophers (M. M. Bakhtin, S. Ya. Lurye), representatives of literary criticism of the 1960s (E. A. Berkova, S. V. Polyakova). The article considers interpretations of the plot of the novel in literature, fine art, and music. In relation to this context, the author reveals the features of the interpretation of the famous pastoral plot by S. Ya. Terkhanov, analyzes the musical style and manner of the composer.