Symphonic music in contemporary theatre

The transformation of symphonic music is an understudied subject for research. It has changed since the beginning of the 20th century and it can even be said that symphonic music has lost its popularity. An important feature of contemporary symphonic music is its transformation and acquiring a different form. Still, it remains in demand for the theatrical world. The authors aimed to investigate modern trends in symphonic music and works of contemporary composers. For studying examples of contemporary symphonic music and its performance on theatrical stages the authors used the following methods: historical research methods which formed the methodological framework of the study; methods of analysis and synthesis which were used to study information about contemporary symphonic music, contemporary composers, as well as their musical works. Contemporary pieces of symphonic music presented on the theatre stage were considered.