solutions in the symphonies by Jean Sibelius. The author of the article proposes a new

periodisation of the creative life of Sibelius as a great representative of the symphony

genre, consisting of two triads of symphonies, surrounding the fourth one. The resources of renovation of the Viennese classical tradition by Sibelius are considered based on the first triad (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) and the programmatic symphony “Kullervo”. Among the diverse historical connections of Sibelius’ symphonic searches, the author of the article highlights the receptions of the traditions of A. Bruckner and P. I. Tchaikovsky and the historical parallels of the symphonism of Sibelius, G. Mahler and P. Hindemith. The dialectic of contrasting-composite forms and metamorphoses of thematic material is defi ned as the main integrating factor in the symphonies of Jean Sibelius.

 

Keywords: historical types of symphonic dramaturgy, Viennese classical tradition, cont-

rasting-composite forms, monocyclic compositions, symphonic poem, metamorphoses of

thematic material, triadic megacycles of symphonies