Scientific Biography of Volodymyr Hoshovskyi: to the Centenary Jubilee

The article deals with the scientific biography of V. Hoshovskyi, mostly con- cerning the 50-year period of his creative life, spanning the years of 1946–1996. The circumstances of his life are discussed, which influenced the upbringing and profes- sional background, among other. his manners and lifestyle, studies in gymnasium and University, the vast scientific educational background and erudition. The utmost importance is given to ethnography studies, musical dialectology and Slavic studies. The biography outline of V. Hoshovskyi spans several distinctive periods. First – Trans-Carpathian (1946–1960), concerned which ethnography, musical aesthetics, regional studies and elaboration of the principles of ethnomusicology, including the music dialectological studies. Second – Lviv period (1961–1974), which pinnacled his elaborate studies in music dialectology and comparative Slavic studies. The important part of this period is the formation in his scientific studies the basics of cybernetic ethnomusicology. The third period spans 1975–1996, which can be subdivided into two sub peri- ods: the Armenian one (1975–1986), which is specifically concerned with elaboration of cybernetic ethnomusicology, and the Lviv one, which spans the last decade in life of the musicologist – 1986–1996 and is concerned with further elaborations in cy- bernetic ethnomusicology, as well as public relations and musicology courses by V. Hoshovskyi. We can stress that V. Hoshovskyi were not only the promoter of up to-the-mo- ment tendencies of European musicology, but also the elaborator and promoter of some innovative studies. The scientific studies of V. Hoshovsky has became the notable contribution in all-Ukrainian and European musical culture. Keywords: Volodymyr Hoshovskyi, ethnography, ethnomusicology, music dia- lectology, Slavic studies, cybernetic ethnomusicology.