Musicology Annotation << Back Dramaturgical function of texture in concerto–chant «Glorifying the Birth of Christ» by V. Runchak Elena Zaverukha The genre system of the modern Ukrainian choral creation a special place is taken by a one-movement concerto. In keeping with the prosaic text of St. Luke Gospel by V. Runchak a creating «Concerto–chant» of a contrast-composite form type. Choral texture in the composition by V. Runchak serves the primary means of dramatic development of the artistic whole. In the musical dramaturgy centered contains the main thematic melody structures, which are developed in different textural conditions – from antiphon to sonority of supermultivoice singing, chant and aleatory techniques using nonvocalic intonation. Special attention is paid to the staff of performers (particularly children’s choir, whose «angelic-like» singing forms the semantic culmination). Variability in the process of billing functions thematic development characterizes the general profile of the drama as «the type of spiritual ascent». According to the author’s clarification of the genre, the code is set higher sacral point of dramatic development . Keywords: choral concerto, genre archetype, chant, texture, choral writting, supermultivoice. Contacts: E-mail: zaveruha-band@yandex.ru Pp. 03-08.