Musicology Annotation << Back Valery Gavrilin: Searching for Own Way Commemorating Gavrilin’s Birth Anniversary (1939–1999) Kseniya A. Suponitskaya In this article there made the first attempt to analyze the early vocal Gavrilin’s diptychs with the view of discovering the originality features. Among the finest style ideas is the attempt to make vocal intonation similar to the ordinary speech intonation, this idea would be reflected in some later well-known pieces. One of the diptychs («Satyrs») is analyzed basing on unpublished manuscript, kept by the composer’s widow, Ms Natalya Gavrilina. Key words: Gavrilin, adoption, imitation, vocal cycle, satyr, folk tradition, manuscript. E-mail: Ksenya7467@yandex.ru