Musicology Annotation << Back Text in the Instrumentional Composition (Concerning One Peculiarity of the Composer’s Creative Work in the Late 20th Century) Vladislav O. Petrov The author of the article examines the peculiarities of the new genre in music formed in the second half of the 20th century, namely, the instrumental composition with the word. The attention is focused on the poly-textual interaction — the synthesis of a few texts in one instrumental composition. The author determines the functions of using texts, their place in the dramatic composition of musical opuses. As examples the author examines the works of S. Gubaidulina, F. Karaew, A. Vustin, F. Rzewski and Tan Dun, in whose compositions the texts becomes an integral part of the total conception of the whole. Key words: music of the 20th century, instrumental composition with word, synthesis of arts. E-mail: petrovagk@yandex.ru