Musicology Annotation << Back Ippolitov-Ivanov’s Sacred Music: «At the Turn of... Musical Words» Gouschina E.E. The aim of this article is to understand his sacred music, his «internal way» in sacred music which is the result of his life; his cultural, spiritual and creative way of life. An attempt is made to see how his own opus’es of sacred music corresponded to tradition of his ancestors and contemporaries. In view of all this the main attention is focused on the points of individual stylistics and his style of sacred music as a whole. Key words: Ippolitov-Ivanov, sacred music, stylistics. E-mail: gushina_kate@mail.ru