The Performing Style Analysis Of Divertimento By Semionov

Divertimento is written by contemporary Russian accordion composer, performer, educator Viatcheslav Semionov, as a present to Faithe Deffner, former president of American Accordionist Association. Created in2005, this masterpiece consists of3movements:"Legend","Nostalgia" and "Journey".According to the current situation of American, it is very suitable for piano accordion with41keys.Ever since it was created, it was very popular and complimented. It was chosen by massive performers and students in various international competitions.This article will analyze and study this masterpiece in3perspectives:1. A brief introduction of the writer and background of this work.Through comparison of Divertimento and other works from the same time, we can learn more about style, trend and background of creating this work.2. Analysis of the performing style. Figure out the technics and unique sound effect of this work through practicing and feel the music and comparing different version of performing.3. The contribution and value of Divertimento. According to the trend of nowadays accordion music and performance, we will describe the uniqueness and value of this masterpiece. We will also demonstrate why its so successful from different perspectives like structure, fusion of various music elements and the fact that it can be performed by different type of accordions.