Ukrainian composer, teacher, musical and social activist. Member of the Union of Composers of the USSR and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine since 1975. Laureate of the Republican Komsomol Prize named after M. Ostrovsky (1982). Winner of the Republican contest for the best song (1985). Honored Artist of Ukraine (1986).
Biography
He graduated from the Moscow Military Music School (trombone class, 1961—1968), Kharkiv Institute of Arts named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky (with honors, professor V.T. Borisov's composition class, 1969—1974).
Responsible secretary (1974—1978), chairman of the board of the Donetsk organization of the NSCU (since 1983), member of the presidium (1984—1989), secretary of the NSCU board (since 1989). Teacher (since 1975), senior teacher (since 1978), associate professor (since 1989), acting professor (since 1993), professor (since 1994) of the Department of Composition and Modern Music Technologies of the Donetsk State Music Academy named after S. S. Prokofiev.
Writings
Mamonov's works are attractive with the brightness of themes, freshness of harmony, and clarity of form. These qualities are especially characteristic of symphonic music, which is characterized by clarity and depth of content, color and sophistication of the sound palette. A significant part of the repertoire consists of chamber-instrumental, chamber-vocal works and songs.
List of main works
Vocal-symphonic:
poem "The Red Herald" for baritone, mixed choir and ESO (sl. B. Lastovenko, 1980)
suite "Color of my Fatherland" for soloists, women's voc. ans. and ESO (sl. R. Bratunya, 1981)
ode "Your liberators, Donbas" for mixed and children's choirs and symphony. orc (Sl. A. Kravchenko, 1984) and others.
Orchestral:
Symphony (1974);
Concertino for FP. from orc. (1974, K., "M. V.", 1981)
Concert-entertainment for the camera. orc (1980) and others
Chamber-instrumental:
String Quartet (1972);
Preludes and pieces for piano, bandura, violin and piano, cello and piano.
Chamber vocal:
Vok. the cycle "Three historical songs of the Ukrainian people" (sl. born, 1972);
Two romances for voice, flute and FP. (Sl. V. Kudryashova, F. G. Lorky, 1984);
The poem is a cry for the voice and FP. "Ears of ears" (for the 60th anniversary of the famine in Ukraine, 1993);
Fantasy on the Russian theme. born the song "It's already spring" for the ensemble of female bandurists (1998).
Orchestral and choral hymns, including: Donetsk National University, Donetsk State University of Management, Donbas State Academy of Construction and Architecture, Union "For Unity, Harmony and Revival", Donetsk State Music Academy named after S.S. Prokof'eva (1999—2003) and others
Music for choreographic productions.
Processing of folk songs.
Songs (more than 60, individual stock recordings of different years on Ukrradio).
Serhiy Mamonov's works were performed in the USA, Germany, Finland, Yugoslavia, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine. About 20 works have been published.
Pupils
Among S. Mamonov's students are members of the National Academy of Arts, composers: Honored Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Stetsenko, Candidate of Art History A. Karnak, Diplomat of the All-Russian Contest of Composers named after Andriy Petrov Kyrylo Fandeev, Masters of Art History - Diplomat of the International, laureate of All-Ukrainian competitions, laureate of the prize named after L.M. Revutsky, Yevhen Petrychenko, Anton Klein and others.
Publications
S. Mamonov is the author of scientific and methodological works in the field of instrumentation and music pedagogy, including the educational and methodological manual on instrumentation "Analysis of the elements and structure of the orchestra vertical" (Kyiv-Donetsk, 1995, ISBN 5-7707-7985-3), educational programs specializing in "Composition" for higher music educational institutions from the courses: "Methodology of teaching composition" (1998), "Modern compositional styles and techniques", "Compositional mastery" (2001, for the master's degree), "Composition", "Modern compositional techniques "(2004, for assistantship-internship), " Modern orchestration ", " Practice "(2005, for assistantship-internship).
Press, reviews, reviews
Gamova I. About polyphony in the works of Donetsk composers
Ivanchenko V. Instrumental concert in the work of Donetsk composers (to the problem of symphonization of the genre)
Ponomarenko — Tsank A. Genre of the piano concerto in the works of Donetsk composers of the 70s-90s of the 20th century / / Musical art of Donbass. — K.-Donetsk: Donetsk State Conservatory named after S. S. Prokof'eva, 2001.
Vereshchagin B. Find your handwriting / / Calendar for youth "Your friend is music". — K.: "M. V. ", 1981.
Makarova Yu. Creativity of the young (handbook edited by K. Khachaturyan). — M.: "S.K. ", 1977. — C.114.
Luchanets V. "There is color in that music" / / Ranok, No. 10, 1983.
Malakhov S. Loyalty to the theme / / Vysota. - K.: "Youth", 1987. - P.232 - 234.
Kireeva T., Savar S. Composers of Donbass (essays of life and creativity). — Donetsk: "Donechchyna", 1994. — P. 24 — 30.
Audio recordings
The poem "Red Herald" for baritone, mixed choir and ESO (soloist B. Lastovenko, 1980 Fund of UkrRadio, 10 min., soloist V. Titkin, ESO National TRC of Ukraine, conductor R. Babich);
Suite "Color of my Fatherland" for soloists, women's vox. ans. and ESO (solo. R. Bratunya, 1981 Ukrradio Fund, 15 min, soloists L. Artemenko, V. Titkin, V. Shportko, ESO Nacc. TRC of Ukraine, conductor R. Babich);
Concertino for FP. from orc. (1974, Ukrradio Fund, 10 min, soloist E. Rzhanov, VSO National TRC of Ukraine, conductor V. Hnyedash)
