В. В. Стасов, А. Н. Серов: Исторические вехи на пути к музыкальному просвещению

Abstract

The article is devoted to the complex path of two prominent representatives of Russian musical culture of the XIX century – V. V. Stasov and A. N. Serov – to understanding music enlightenment as a necessary criterion for the development of national musical art and music education among the broad national masses. The characteristic of the original musical environment in the Imperial School of Jurisprudence is given, which contributes to the disclosure of musical abilities of pupils and stimulates their needs in communicating with music. Special attention is paid to the correspondence of Vladimir Vasilyevich and Alexander Nikolaevich with their contemporaries as a historical document, proving the qualitative changes in their relations after completing joint training at the school of law, and the memoirs of the figures themselves. Is emphasized the value of their contribution to the development of national music criticism and music education. The main milestones in the relationship between A. N. Serov and V. V. Stasov on their difficult creative ascent to the service of art are identified and presented.