Music and Time Annotation << Back Back to Basics: the Importance of National Traditions in the Works of Sanya Kroitor M.L. Zaytceva, R.R. Budagyan The relevance of the conducted research is caused by what is happening in contemporary violin performing arts significant changes in the culture of the XXI century. As a result of global changes associated with the globalization of culture, are subjected to such modifications of existing and well-established forms of presentation of music works as a concert and recording. The vitality of art depends largely on the ability of the artist to solve the problem of tradition and innovation, acquires a particular urgency in crucial moments of crop development. Traditions allow us to preserve their national identity and become a powerful impetus for the formation of the individual style of the composer and performer. An outstanding personality of the Sled Croitor, his extensive and diverse creative activity is still not sufficiently studied the page of the domestic musicology. Integrated approaches developed by musicologists and culturologists in the study of the preservation and development of ethnic culture and art, became the methodological basis of our study. The object of the research is the performing style Sleigh Croitor, formed under strong influence of folk song culture and imbibed experience in the development of pop art. The subject of research is the stylistic trends of synthesis in the work of the managers are carried out. The purpose of the study was to identify the regularities of the development of his style Sleigh Croitor, peculiarities of his creative method. To achieve this goal were set next tasks: – justification of the importance of preserving ethnic and regional musical traditions in contemporary art and culture; – defining stylistic features interpretations of folk music, created Sani Creatorem; – summary of distinctive features of individual style of the musician. Research material: audio recordings of speeches Sleigh Croitor, texts nonfiction publications containing interviews violinist. Theoretical and practical significance of the research is to create analytical creating a basis for further research of ways of development of the national academic of performing arts, ability to use materials in courses on the history of modern music, history and theory of performing arts. Keywords: Sanya Kroitor, violin Sanyasa, contemporary violin performing art, neofolklorism, mass culture. Contacts: E-mail: marinaz1305@mail.ru, E-mail: r.budagyan@mail.ru Pp. 40-46.