Transformation of Borys Lyatoshynsky›s school ideas in the creative search of Leonid Grabovsky and Valentyn Silvestrov

The historical and cultural preconditions for the emergence of the group of composers “Kyiv Avant-Garde” in the context of the 1960s have been studied. The projection of the ideas of Borys Lyatoshynsky’s school in the creative search of his students Leonid Grabovsky and Valentyn Silvestrov, iconic figures of the Ukrainian musical culture of the second half of the XX century is considered. The innovative features of Lyatoshynsky’s school in the transformations of the worldviews of both artists, who marked their creative path with high professionalism and individual artistic and aesthetic achievements, are outlined. The aim of the research was the cultural component of Borys Lyatoshynsky’s school in the context of the creative achievements of Leonid Grabovsky and Valentyn Silvestrov. The musical material and scientific publications related to the works of these artists, which form a unique picture of the processes of formation of Lyatoshynsky’s school, are analyzed. The research methodology consists of structural-functional, comparative and system-activity approaches. In the process of complex culturological analysis of the school of the outstanding artist, the projection of its ideas in the musical and creative narratives of Leonid Grabovsky and Valentin Silvestrov was clarified.