title: Music in the Life and Literary Works of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
abstract: The purpose of the article is to present, with reference to a number of his stories and plays, the part played by music in Chekhov's works, which contain many borrowings from folk songs, Russian romances and classical music. The heroes of his works sing arias from operas, playing and singing the works of Russian and foreign composers. There are many extracts from the works of Tchaikovsky, with whom the writer enjoyed a relationship marked by mutual respect and friendship. Music in Chekhov's lite