Cultural Destination: Gleb Ceaicovschi-Mereșanu at the 100th Anniversary

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the prominent Man of Culture Gleb Ceaicovschi-Mereșanu. The study focuses on the complex essence of man and his destiny that is found and developed in the value system of culture. Culture is viewed through the multiplicity of relationships and connections. As a complex social emergence, culture is an attribute of human existence. The humanistic meaning of culture is directly correlated with human existence and creative activity. The author highlights the substantial contribution that G. Ceaicovschi-Mereșanu brought in the formation and consolidation of folk traditions, in national ethnomusicology and in music pedagogy. His professionalism and personal culture had important repercussions in the re-evaluation and development of the system of values considered relevant for the educational process of training and modeling future artists. The complexity of the personality and the deep, visionary dimension of the spirit are the defining features that placed Gleb Ceaicovschi-Mereșanu among the most important personalities, famous people, makers of national culture. In essence, the article tends to highlight the prolific multilateral activity of the master, stressing its influence and defining role in the development and promotion of national culture in the Republic of Moldova.