Musicology Annotation << Back On Poetics of Faradj Karaev’s Individual Style Vysotskaya M.S. This article is an attempt to analyze a phenomenon of the individual style of Faradj Karaev – one of the leading modern composers. The author examines the specific features of Karaev’s creative mentality as well as principles of his musical composition. The article includes general periodicities of the composer’s evolution. Key words: Karaev, composer’s style, poetics, creative mentality. E-mail: anna_mari@mail.ru