The textbook is drawn up in accordance with the curriculum and work program of the discipline "Fundamentals of Composition." The theoretical foundations of compositional constructions are considered, illustrative examples are given, tasks for fixing the theoretical material and practical recommendations for their implementation are given. Composition - composition, combination, combination of different parts in accordance with any idea, i.e. combining individual elements of a work into a single artistic whole, in which the content is most clearly revealed in a specific visual form. However, composition underlies any creative activity, including musical, dramatic and poetic art, architecture and design.