Mazur I. The concept of Ukrainian music ethnography of the first quarter of the twentieth century.

The dissertation is a comprehensive study of the processes of formation and development of collecting, research and popularization activities in the field of folklore, in particular, folklore creativity of the Ukrainian people. The process of formation of basic methodological principles of research activity concerning the folklore heritage of the Ukrainian people, which took place in the first quarter of the twentieth century, is considered taking into account the socio-political conditions of the time of research.Professional research examines archival documents and manuscripts: reports and periodicals of VUAN research centers and offices. Specially designed program documents, recorders, questionnaires, quaestories, which are considered as the main methods of methodological development of scientists of the first half of the twentieth century, related to scientific and research musical creativity.