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Igor Sposobin ve Sovyet Armoni Pedagojisinin Evrensel Mirası: Tarihsel, Teorik ve Kültürel Bir İnceleme

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 484 - 493, 30.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2025-1675196

Abstract

Bu makale, 20. yüzyıl Sovyet müzik teorisinin önemli isimlerinden biri olan Igor Vladimirovich Sposobin’in (1900-1954) teorik yaklaşımlarını, pedagojik mirasını ve küresel etkilerini incelemektedir. Sposobin’in özellikle “Uchebnik Garmonii” (Armoni Ders Kitabı) adlı ortak çalışması ve “Elementarnaya Teoriya Muzyki” (Müziğin Temel Teorisi) adlı yapıtı, yalnızca Sovyetler Birliği içinde değil, Çin gibi başka sosyalist ülkelerde de yaygın olarak kullanılmış, müzik teorisi eğitiminde bir standart oluşturmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Sposobin’in teorik sisteminin işleyişi, işlevsel armoni anlayışı, pedagojik ilkeleri ve Çin'deki alımlanışı incelenmiş; Riemann armoni geleneğiyle kurduğu bağlar ve Sovyet müzik ideolojisi bağlamında taşıdığı anlamlar değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma, tarihsel bir perspektifle pedagojik teorinin nasıl ulusal sınırları aşarak kültürlerarası bir kuramsal modele dönüştüğünü ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.

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Igor Sposobin and the Universal Legacy of Soviet Harmony Pedagogy: A Historical, Theoretical and Cultural Review

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 484 - 493, 30.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2025-1675196

Abstract

This article examines the theoretical approaches, pedagogical legacy, and global influence of Igor Vladimirovich Sposobin (1900–1954), one of the prominent figures of 20th-century Soviet music theory. Sposobin’s works, partic ularly the collaborative Uchebnik Garmonii (Harmony Textbook) and Elementarnaya Teoriya Muzyki (Elementary Theory of Music), were widely used not only within the Soviet Union but also in other socialist countries such as China, establishing a standard in music theory education. This study explores the structure of Sposobin’s theoretical system, his understanding of functional harmony, his pedagogical principles, and his reception in China. It also evaluates his ties to the Riemannian tradition of harmony and the meanings his work acquired within the context of Soviet music ideology. The study aims to reveal, from a historical perspective, how pedagogical theory transcended national borders to become a cross-cultural theoretical model.

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  • Bershadskaya, T. (2019). Music theory à la Leningrad: An interview with Tatiana Bershadskaya (P. Schmelz, Ed. & Trans.). Music Theory Online, 25(4). google scholar
  • Carpenter, E. (1988). The Theory of Music in Russia and the Soviet Union, ca. 1650–1950 (Doctoral dissertation). University of Pennsylvania. google scholar
  • Cheong, W. L., & Hong, D. (2018). Sposobin Remains: A Soviet Harmony Textbook’s Twisted Fate in China. ZGMTH, 15(2), 45–48. google scholar
  • Ewell, P. (2019). On the Russian Concept of Lād, 1830–1945. Music Theory Online, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.30535/mto.25.4.4 google scholar
  • Ewell, P. (2020). Harmonic functionalism in Russian music theory: A primer. Theoria, 26, 61–78. google scholar
  • http://philipewell.com/wpcontent/uploads/2024/01/Bershadskaya Interview.pdf google scholar
  • Komatović, N. (2014). The survival of Igor Sposobin: When a theory outlives its time and purpose. Royal Conservatory of The Hague. google scholar
  • Protopopov, V., & Velimirović, M. (1960). Review of Elementarnaya Teoriya Muzyki by I. V. Sposobin. Journal of Music Theory, 4(2), 249 253. https://www.jstor.org/stable/843189 google scholar
  • Sposobin, I., Dubovsky, I., Evseev, S., & Sokolov, V. (1965). Учебник гармонии [Harmony textbook]. Moskva: Muzyka. google scholar
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Music (Other)
Journal Section Derleme
Authors

İlke Karcılıoğlu 0000-0003-3674-3175

Publication Date June 30, 2025
Submission Date April 14, 2025
Acceptance Date May 12, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 12 Issue: 1

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APA Karcılıoğlu, İ. (2025). Igor Sposobin ve Sovyet Armoni Pedagojisinin Evrensel Mirası: Tarihsel, Teorik ve Kültürel Bir İnceleme. Konservatoryum, 12(1), 484-493. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONS2025-1675196