A creative meeting entitled "From the History of Turkmen Musical Art" was held at the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Viktor Aleksandrovich Uspensky's expedition to Turkmenistan.

The meeting was jointly organized by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Secretariat of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO.

Art historians, musicologists, and teachers and students of the conservatory participated in the event, according to the newspaper "Turkmenistan."

The meeting featured information about V.A. Uspensky's research trip, his musical recordings, and his contribution to Turkmen musical art.

The speakers also discussed the significance of V.A. Uspensky's book "Turkmen Music" in the history of musical art as a whole. As art historian Sukhan Tuylyev notes, the book was based on information collected by V.A. Uspensky during his three trips to Turkmenistan in 1925–1930 and V. Belyaev's research on this basis.

V. Uspensky began his scientific visit to Turkmenistan in August 1925 in Mary. He stayed in the home of the bagshy Muhammetmyrat Nepesliyev until the end of September. During this time, the scholar recorded several songs by famous bagshy musicians.

In his book, Turkmen Music, Uspensky describes Muhammetmyrat as follows: “As the first Turkmen who, on an equal footing with me, endured all the difficulties of my travels through Turkmenistan and participated in the collection of Turkmen folk music, he deserves to occupy a place of honor in the consciousness of the people.”

The scientist's scientific tour of all regions of the country was successfully completed. The scientist writes about his second scientific expedition in the second volume of his book: "...I returned to Ashgabat on August 12, 1928. Thus concluded my second visit to Turkmenistan... I will always remember with deep gratitude the noble and hospitable Turkmen who generously provided their guest with shelter, a warm welcome, and bread and salt."

Musicologist and researcher of Eastern music Viktor Mikhailovich Belyaev emphasized the book's scientific value: "Based on this work, the idea has been put forward about the unique historical value of Turkmen music, which has come down to us as part of Central Asian culture of the IX-XI centuries."