Anatolii Matsiiaka's Life and Work as a Phenomenon of the Ukrainian Bandura Tradition

The purpose of the article is to analyse the formation of the original compositional style of the Ukrainian bandurist, and composer Anatolii Matsiiaka and to systematise his creative heritage.

Research methodology. In the process of research, the following methods were used to reveal the presented issues: biographical and chronological (study of life and creative path); historical (determining the role of socio-cultural circumstances of the day in the formation and formation of the artist’s personality); analytical and structural-logical (understanding the specifics of the areas of activity).

Results. Anatolii Matsiiaka’s creative work with its originality, professionalism, and constant appeal to the folk instrument – bandura, vividly represents the national identity of Ukrainian music at the end of the last century. It is his significant contribution to the original bandura repertoire that puts the composer on the same level as those creators of Ukrainian art who, above all, worked to preserve the national identity of the musical culture of Ukraine. Thanks to the discovery of hitherto unknown pages of the artist’s work, we can say with certainty that Anatolii Matsiiaka is a professional whose musical legacy undoubtedly deserves to be remembered on par with the work of professional composers.

Scientific novelty. Today, for the first time, Anatolii Matsiiaka's life path and work have been thoroughly examined, the main milestones of his creative heritage and style have been analysed, and the most complete list of the composer’s works has been compiled.