The phenomenon of Ihor Snіedkov (systemic and activity aspect

Statement of the problem. A necessary condition for artistic progress is the continuity and succession of tradition, and therefore, the careful study by students of the creative experience of their teachers. In this article, the professional activity of Ihor Sniedkov (1954–2024), the outstanding Kharkiv button accordion player, becomes the subject of a systematic understanding in the light of the phenomenology of the creative personality. The fruitful, long-term, multivector activity of the artist is an ideal object for study, analysis and imitation of the Master’s experience by new generations of bayanists. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the article is to highlight the activities by I. I. Sniedkov in the aspect of the phenomenology of the creative personality. The following methods were used in the study: biographical one – for highlighting the facts of the musician’s creative life; phenomenological one – for indication the value and style attitudes of the artist’s creativity; systemic and activity one – to ensure the integrity of the scientific assessment of the creative work of a musician and the types of his activity in the context of Kharkiv folk-instrumental school. The author of the article reveals the declared topic from the position of a student who for a long time (for 35 years), at various stages, was in the middle of the creative and pedagogical process of personal professional communication with the Teacher. This method of communication allows one to fully understand all dimensions of the artist’s creative activity and to carry out their full characterization. Research results and conclusion. The whole set of defined activity dimensions allows one to sum up the common denominator and highlight the phenomenon of Ihor Sniedkov through the definition of “universal type artist” in the system of instrumental performance of Ukraine in the last quarter of the 20th – the first quarter of the 21st centuries. The multi-vector fruitful work of the artist, which actively lasted for half a century, created bright pages of the artistic life of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic, Kharkiv Borys Liatoshynsky Music College. The solo performance was the primary integral component of the artist’s creative portrait, a significant characteristic of his personality. However, not the only one! It can be argued that Ihor Sniedkov’s activity as an ensemble player and leader of folk instrument ensembles is significant for the Kharkiv region. His achievements in this area can safely be attributed to the foundation category. Therefore, Ihor Sniedkov’s contribution to the flourishing of ensemble instrumental music making is equal to a historical mission, since his creative activity caused mass imitation among the ranks of performers of folk instruments of the Kharkiv region.