Kurbanova L. Pavlo Matsenko’s Multifaceted Activity in the Context of the Ukrainian Music Culture of the 20th Century.

Based on the chosen methods and a wide range of sources, the thesis is the first complex study of Pavlo Matsenko’s multifaceted activity in the context of the Ukrainian music culture of the 20th century. It identifies the role of the cultural and artistic environment in the development of his personality as well as his role in the development of the music culture of the Ukrainian diaspora, in particular, P. Matsenko’s practical significance as a conductor for the development of the Ukrainian choral art and the role of his public music activity in the progress of culture of the Western diaspora. The author has analyzed P. Matsenko’s musicological heritage and substantiated its significance for the development of the Ukrainian art history; summarized and typologized his essays, articles and epistolary works; introduced into academic circulation the unknown and little known musicological works, essays, articles and epistolary works by P. Matsenko. The thesis reveals the syncretism of Pavlo Matsenko’s multifaceted activity and his significance for the Ukrainian music culture of the 20th century. It also specifies the essence and content of the category of ‘cultural and artistic activity’ and suggests a new approach to the cultural and artistic activity of the creative personalities of the Ukrainian diaspora. The thesis deepens the study of influence of P. Matsenko’s cultural and artistic activity on the development of the Ukrainian music culture of the 20th century.