Composer Eugene Magalif: a Biographical and Creative Excursus

The purpose of the article is to study the creative heritage of the composer Eugene Magalif and his representation to the Ukrainian musical community. Methodology and tasks of the research is to analyse scientific sources about the composer’s creativity peculiarities; to study available materials about E. Magalif’s life and work; to review his musical works from the standpoint of their use appropriateness in a concert and pedagogical activity; to generalise the world musical experience of E. Magalif’s wind instruments works performance. Scientific novelty: for the first time the composer E. Magalif's stylistic and genre priorities of creativity were investigated and the artistic value of his compositions was assessed. Conclusions. The study found out that the compositions of Eugene Magalif have artistic value, having won the recognition of music performers and admirers. His compositions are the perfect embodiment of the modern classics traditions and deserve to be used in concert and pedagogical activity. Prospects for further research are to study E. Magalif's creativity stylistic and genre principles, as well as to explore new names of composers from near and far abroad countries