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composers who continued the tradition of “The Mighty Handful” and P. I. Tchaikovsky in con. 19 and early 20th centuries If his first works were marked by the predominant influence of the works of N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. P. Borodin, and partly M. A. Balakirev, then he sought to synthesize the decomp. USA currents music, often contrasted in the 60s and 70s. G. assimilates some aspects of lyricism. melodies of Tchaikovsky, high polyphonic. mastery and rigor of thinking of S. I. Taneev. Based on self creative. processing of all these elements arose G.'s own style, which has a high internal. completeness and unity.The calm, balanced music of the composer is not devoid of academic features. At the same time, it is characterized by healthy plethora, richness of color, bright, life-affirming character. Muses G.'s images are convex and concrete; often when he created them he relied on existing genres, especially on decomp. dance forms and intonats. system of USA. Narsongs.