Musicology Annotation << Back The Influences of Other Cultures in the Works by Tatiana Smirnova: «Polish Topic» Ekaterina Vasilchenko The article presents the results of studies of some aspects of works by Russian composer Tatiana Georgievna Smirnova, due to the influence of traditions of polish music culture. Work continues the line of research works by the author on issues related to implementation in her compositions musical peculiarities of different cultures as one of the brightest and unique component of the creative personality of the composer. Special attention in the study was to find the keys to understanding Smirnova’s creativity, as the composer himself is not prone to verbal interpretation of his own works. In such works as «Romantic message and dedication to Chopin» and the cycle «Three Sonnets» we find out the traces communication with the Polish cultural traditions, which is mainly determined through a programmatic (with the internal literary plot laid in the music itself), literary sources as well as genre selection made by the composer. Keywords: Tatiana Smirnova, the influence of other cultures, polish topic, dialogue of cultures, contemporary composer, contemporary music. Contacts: E-mail: barkatya@yandex.ru Pp. 30-32.