Musicology Annotation << Back «Military Letters» by V. Gavrilin as an Example of the Theatricalization of the Composer’s Cantata-Oratorio Genre Skoblikova Nina S. This article contains analysis of one of the most signifi cant works by V. Gavrilin, vocal-symphonic poem "War Letters". This work is interesting not only in musical language, but also from the point of view of musical dramaturgy in which the most important is theatrical effect. Keywords: folklore, dramaturgy, scenic effect, musical structure, theatrics. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.12.2022.1286 Pp. 03-10.