Music and Time Annotation << Back Accordion in V.A. Gavrilin's Personal Manuscript Archives A. Demidov On 17 August, 2013 the 74th anniversary of Valeri Alexandrovich Gavrilin's birth, one of the most outstanding composers of the XXth century was celebrated. His work, brilliant and recognizable melodies are closely related to folklore. Special interest for research is his instrumental music, since the inclusion of accordion, balalaika and gusli in orchestral scores infuses his works with that unique color which is so typical of Russian school of composition. In the present article certain notations of traditional instrumental folk tunes for the accordion (made by composer and his colleagues) shall be explored, which served as an impulse for the creation of several musical themes in the works by Gavrilin. The article also presents, for the first time, a unique source: composer's sketches, research of which is compared and set against folk materials of his personal archive. These sketches display own personal creative method of the composer. Keywords: V.A. Gavrilin, instrumental compositions, accordion, balalaika, traditional tunes, sketches by V.A. Gavrilin, the personal archive of V.A. Gavrilin. Contacts: E-mail: demidov3000@yandex.ru Pp. 23-29.