Musical gesture as a problem of modern musicology

The article is devoted to the problem of musical gesture in contemporary musicology. This theme is very actually because nowadays, in Russia, this problem has not received sufficient lighting. However, it is necessary to accept, that in a number of modern musical styles the use of the term "musical gesture" is the best way to reveal the essence of the music piece, its semantic level. In the article was given a scientific explanation of the term "musical gesture". This concept is considered in three major for musical art communication levels (composition, performance, the level of the audience perception).