Current Issue

2026 №2 (57)

CONTENTS

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ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF MUSICOLOGY

Alexander V. Markov, Oksana A. Shtayn
Six-level ontology of opera
 р. 10–24
Evgeniya I. Chigareva
Reflections on the reception of Alfred Schnittke’s works:
On the anniversary of the composer
р. 25–40
Maya I. Shinkareva
The concept of polyphony in the thesaurus of sciences:
History and meanings
р. 41–50

FROM THE HISTORY OF FOREIGN MUSICAL CULTURE

Alexandr I. Demchenko
Discovering the Baroque era
р. 51–61
Aleksei N. Vaker
Stylistic search of Ferruccio Busoni 
in example of his six sonatinas for piano (1910–1920)
р. 62–73

FROM THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN MUSICAL CULTURE

Ksenia V. Parnikova
M. Weinberg’s «Jewish songs» as a reflection
of military and children’s themes in the composer’s work
р. 74–88
Ivan D. Porshnev
«I will be happy to work at your ballet»:
the scenario «Laurencia» by Evgeniy Mandelberg and Dmitry Shostakovich
р. 89–100

PERFORMING ARTS

Yulia V. Glazkova
Informed performer vs informed performance:
on the issue of terminology of the concept
р. 101–110
Mikhail S. Agin
The functional role of the falsettomixed manner of sound production
in the process of mixed voice formation development
р. 111–123
Mikhail M. Putkov
Organological evolution of timpani construction
in the XIX century in the classical orchestra
 р. 124–133

ARCHIVES

Ilias R. Hananov
«When Moszkowski became affordable»
(from the correspondence between M. Moszkowski and M. Abraham)
 р. 134–143
Requirements for articles                                                                                                                                                           р. 144  

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