Within the concept of Global Music History, and the problem of creating a new history of music, the study of historical experience in this area becomes relevant. In this regard, the experience of Soviet and Russian musicologist, composer and educator Jivani Mikhailov (1938–1995) is noteworthy. He taught at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory and was a founder of the Moscow school of musical cultural studies. The aim of this article is to present the concepts of the famous Soviet and Russian scholar as an important historical experience in studying the Musical Cultures of the World from the standpoint of musicology. The author relies on a historical approach, employing the methods of historical research withing music science, and her personal experience of communicating with Jivani Mikhailov. The article introduces Mikhailov’s concept of the musical-cultural tradition, his “musical globe” regionalization system, and key issues in musical terminology. The musical-cultural tradition included both material aspects and a system for selecting and training musicians, along with criteria for creating and assessing musical texts. His regionalization of global musical culture was based not so much on geographical boundaries, but more on features like administrative structures, languages, the specifics religious and philosophical traditions. A key factor for Mikhailov was the study of authentic musical terminology, established in culture and adequately reflecting its unique characteristics. Many of the problems he addressed in his works are still relevant and deserve special study.
Violetta N. Yunusova (Sun,) studied this question.