Baisun Traditional musical culture
Author(s)
Title
Baisun Traditional musical culture
Alternative Title
Байсун Традиционная музыкальная культура
Publication Type
Language
uzb
Location
Uzbekistan
Keywords
environment
cultural space
traditional crafts
social practice
indigenous knowledge
folk songs
wedding ceremonies
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
ICH Genre
Description
This book is an experience in researching the musical culture of one of the original ethnographic regions of the Surkhandarya region—Baysun. The musical culture of Baysun is considered in the monograph, first of all, as a local song style, in all its originality, difference, and similarity with the styles of other ethnocultural regions. This problem is solved using the material of traditional art, which lives an active, full-blooded life in the musical life of the region. The place and role of traditional musical art in the modern life of Baysun (the region as a whole and the regional center) is the second problem of this study, inextricably linked with the first—the local characteristics of songwriting, traditional musical creativity, which includes both the song heritage and folk epic tales, as well as ethnic-instrumental creativity. The book is based on materials from direct field observations and sound recordings that were carried out during the Baysun scientific expedition in 2003-2004, with the assistance of the UNESCO Representative Office in Uzbekistan, as well as materials from previous musical and folklore expeditions in the Surkhandarya region, starting from the 60s of the past century.
Place of Publication
Tashkent
Date of Publication
2006
Academic Field
ethnomusicology
folklore
Community/Ethnic Group
Boysun District
Boysun District
Active Contribution
Uzbekistan, FY 2024