Kotenko Y. Cultural tradition as a moral imperative of creative activity of J. Brahms

The оbject of the creative activities of J. Brahms of Western Europe of the 19 th century. A theoretical and methodological base was offered for solving this problem. The thesis has been dedicated to the socio-cultural concept of creative work Brahms as a carrier of the idea of cultural traditions in European art music of the 19 th century. The role of cultural traditions as a moral imperative of creative activity Brahms has been defined. The unknown documents and materials for the creative person German composer and musical activist Johannes (Iwan) Knorr (representative Brams’s environment).The theory and history of culture, study of art.