Musicology Annotation << Back The verses read on notes Antonina Olshevskaya Melodeclamation (recitation with music accompaniment) is a genre which has become very popular in Russia at the turn of 19–20th centuries. Five hundred pieces of music from that time are known now as such. Many composers created melodeclamations, this genre had its own maitres, among which were I. Rebikov, A.S. Arensky, M.F. Gnesin. The article looks into the musicological analysis of a melodeclamation by Alexander Afanasievich Spendiarov “We will have rest” based on A. Chekhov’s drama, considered one of the best samples of this genre. The author analyzes the role of the text (Sonya’s monologue) in the literary primary source, which is the play “Uncle Vanya”, and compares the idea of musicality, that shows in the monologue, in the play of Chekhov and Spendiarov’s melodeclamation. The author gives a thorough analysis of the meaning of this idea in work of the latter. At the end of the article the problem of expressive sounding of the word and music in a melodeklamation, their interactions and interference are highlighted. Keywords: music, melodeclamation, expressive reading, Chekhov, Spendiarov. Contacts: E-mail: aldalin@mail.ru Pp. 32-35.