Music and Time Annotation << Back Canadian Music: in Search of National Style M.V. Pereverzeva Article is devoted to works of the Canadian composers of the twentieth century. The main tendencies of development of Canada`s national composers school, formed to the middle of the century, and also the main styles and directions of the Canadian music are considered in this text. Having begun with chamber forms and having come by centenary anniversary day of independence with all scenic, orchestral and chamber genres, including electronic music, composers of Canada have mastered a rich arsenal of the musical means, ideas and finds and have covered the big stylistic range of the modern art. Making a start from achievements of American and European vanguard culture, the Canadian composers at the same time tried to discover the features, which are characteristic for national musical style, to find unique "sound images" and "sound symbols" of Canada, to share their view of surrounding reality with the world. The most common features and the principles of national Canadian music are described on the example of concrete mesical works. Keywords: Canada, music, vanguard, folklore, composition, neo-romanticism, chance music, France, USA. Contacts: E-mail: melissasea@mail.ru Pp. 21-30.