N. YA. MYASKOVSKY: THE ATTRACTION OF TALENT
The article is dedicated to Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, whose 140<sup>th</sup> birthday will be celebrated in 2021. Myaskovsky's role in Russian and world culture is unique. A composer, teacher, music and public figure, who had an indisputable literary gift, critical thinking, inclined to scientific understanding of historical facts and artistic potential of art, he was a defender of the Artist's high destiny, a creator who, at a time when the country was collapsing, cutting off the deep ties of culture and tradition, remained faithful to these traditions and believed in the continuity of culture. And this was at a time when deviations from the course set for Soviet music were severely punished. N. Ya. Myaskovsky did not escape this fate either. During that difficult period, he was supported by his work and immersion in the world of Old Russian church music in connection with the writing of the Twenty-sixth Symphony. The personality of Myaskovsky, who had an indisputable authority, attracted; he was constantly surrounded by students, in direct creative dialogue with performers, conductors, close-minded figures of musical art, as reflected, among other things, in many "musical dedications" to the master that are stored in his archive.