LTGiedrės Žarėnaitės-Molenaar tiriamojo darbo tema – „Smuikininko funkcijų kaita griežiant solo ir ansambliuose: atlikimo ir komunikacijos aspektai“. Inspiracija tyrimui tapo ta aplinkybė, kad griežimas smuiku solo gana reikšmingai skiriasi nuo muzikavimo ansambliuose ir orkestruose. Priklausomai nuo ansamblio sudėties ir paties smuikininko pozicijos (pavyzdžiui, styginių kvartete) muzikas privalo išnaudoti skirtingus smuikavimo aspektus, atsižvelgti į ansamblinio muzikavimo psichologiją. Šiame tiriamajame darbe persipinant meninės praktikos, muzikos atlikimo studijų ir sociologijos mokslo aspektams bei tyrimo metodams, jis tampa tarpdisciplininio meninio tyrimo pavyzdžiu, kurio tikslas – ištirti smuikininko solisto ir smuikininko kaip ansamblio nario profesinės veiklos techninius, socialinius bei atlikėjiškus ypatumus, pagrindžiant smuikininko polifunkcionalumo bei tam tikrų psichologinių žinių, veikiančių meninės veiklos rezultatą, būtinumą. [db.lmt.lt]
ENThe aim of the research: to explore the technical, social, and performative characteristics of the professional activity of a violin soloist and an ensemble violinist and to substantiate the necessity of violinist’s polyfunctionality and of certain psychological knowledge that influence the outcomes of the artistic activity. To achieve the aim, the following objectives have been formulated: 1. To analyse scientific and methodological literature on the fundamental features of the violinist’s artistic activity. 2. To reveal the characteristics of the roles of violinist as a virtuoso soloist and a chamber music performer. 3. To overview the concepts of leader, follower, and shared leadership and to evaluate their importance in ensemble music making. 4. To analyse and compare different specifics of the performance of violin soloist and violinist as an ensemble member, with special focus on the aspects of the violin playing technique. 5. To highlight the violinist’s functions when playing in an ensemble or an orchestra, based on the psychology of ensemble music making and the types of the concept of leadership. 6. To investigate different characteristics of violin solo and ensemble music making activities and the specificity of performance during rehearsals and concerts. The research methods used in the present paper include an analysis of scientific literature and other sources, historical, descriptive, and comparative research methods, and unstructured interviews with violinists who combine solo and ensemble music making.