Rubai from the perspective of musicology
Author(s)
Title
Rubai from the perspective of musicology
Alternative Title
Рубоӣ аз нигоҳи мусиқишиносӣ
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
12
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Music
Rubab
Rubai
Folksong
Performance
Ruboi
Rubab
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
ICH Genre
Description
In this article, the author analyzes the form and formation of the rubai distich genre, reveals the content of the rubais, and reveals its rhythms. The rubai genre in the works of Persian-Tajik classical poets appeared before the invention of the Arabic aruz meter (the metric system of Tajik-Persian versification, VIII century) and was widely distributed among the peoples of Ajam.
Rubai essentially has its own precise rhythm. It is composed to the rhythm of six-eighths music, and its lines begin with one long syllable due to the beat and consist of three full measures. The scheme of the true form of the rubaiyat can be determined by this scheme:
– / – V V – / – V V – / – V V – /.
That is, its lines consist of 13 syllables: 7 long and 6 short (see rubai "Nomat Shunavam" by Rudaki).
It can be concluded that the rubaiyat, before it was introduced into written literature, was already widespread among the people, especially its rhythm.
Rubais has many varieties. Such genres of poetry as gazelle, masnavi, and poems, etc., are not written in the rhythm of the rubai.
Probably, in the statehood of Iran and Central Asia, where the majority of Tajik people reside, we do not find a poet who would not have composed several rubais. Because the rubai is one of the favorite genres of classical poets and contemporaries of the Persian-Tajik peoples.
Rubai essentially has its own precise rhythm. It is composed to the rhythm of six-eighths music, and its lines begin with one long syllable due to the beat and consist of three full measures. The scheme of the true form of the rubaiyat can be determined by this scheme:
– / – V V – / – V V – / – V V – /.
That is, its lines consist of 13 syllables: 7 long and 6 short (see rubai "Nomat Shunavam" by Rudaki).
It can be concluded that the rubaiyat, before it was introduced into written literature, was already widespread among the people, especially its rhythm.
Rubais has many varieties. Such genres of poetry as gazelle, masnavi, and poems, etc., are not written in the rhythm of the rubai.
Probably, in the statehood of Iran and Central Asia, where the majority of Tajik people reside, we do not find a poet who would not have composed several rubais. Because the rubai is one of the favorite genres of classical poets and contemporaries of the Persian-Tajik peoples.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Research Institute of Culture and Information
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
2 (62)
Pages
51-62
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ISSN
2306-6423
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Ethnomusicology
cultural studies
Community/Ethnic Group
All regions of Tajikistan
Persian-Tajik people
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024