Music festival as an open system of cognition

Abstract

Among the many cultural innovations of the 20th century music festivals should be called. Some of them have gained worldwide fame, others, despite the limited area of spread, play a significant role in the life of a particular city and country. Famous music forums are associated with the performance of masterpieces and little-known compositions of the past and the present, performances of eminent artists and young talents. The article offers a new understanding of the socio-cultural functions of the international music festival. The current established practice testifies to the fact that festivals cease to be events closed in the system of “musicians – listeners”. During the festivals, there is an exchange of professional experience and knowledge, more broadly – traditions; such events contribute to the emergence of new musical trends, artistic and aesthetic performances, and creative projects. Festival activities at the present stage are similar to such a phenomenon as school, since not only educational and enlightening tasks are solved, but also professional experience, knowledge, and national traditions are exchanged. In this article, the concept of “school” implies a creative hierarchical system of energy-information exchange. Since creativity is a state of dynamic constancy inherent in musical art and its components, the school is in continuous development and transformation. Another indisputable manifestation of the initial principle is openness to both the results of creativity and new, more perfect knowledge. The systematic nature of these processes, their hierarchical subordination contributes to the emergence of the school. The gradual build-up of a kind of energy-informational network leads to the creation of a multi-level structure in it. The approach chosen by the authors is supported by factual material.