Musicological issues in the new book by Zoya Kyzgys “Tuvan folk songs and ritual poetry”

Authors

  • Ayasmaa D.-B. Baranmaa Tuvan Institute for the Humanities and Applied Socioeconomic Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2017.3.11

Keywords:

Z. K. Kyrgys; Tuvan musical folklore; Tuvans; Tuva; Tuvan music; folk songs; printed notes

Abstract

This is a review of a new book by prominent researcher of Tuvan musical folklore Z.K. Kyrgys “Tuvan folk songs and ritual poetry” (Novosibirsk, 2015), published in Russian and Tuvan languages. This publication is of huge social significance, since it contains a number of musical examples of folk songs and ritual poetry. The last of this type of publication was released as far back as in 1970s. We focus specifically on the musicological sections of the book and specimens of musical notation, some of which were published for the first time ever. Also noted are what we believe to be the weaknesses of the publication, such as  a number of misprints which make the understanding and performing of the pieces more difficult.

References

Aksenov, A. N. (1964) Tuvinskaia narodnaia muzyka [Tuvan folk music]. Moscow, Muzyka. 238 p. (In Russ.)

Kyrgys, 3. K. (2002) Tuvinskoe gorlovoe penie [Tuvan throat singing]. Novosibirsk, Nauka. 236 p. (In Russ.)

Kyrgys, Z. K. (1975) Tyva ulustuң kozhamyktary (Tuvinskie narodnye chastushki) [Tuvan folk ditties]. Kyzyl, Tuv. knizh. izd. 67 p. (In Russ.)

Kyrgys, Z. K. (1992) Pesennaia kul'tura tuvinskogo naroda [The song culture of the Tuvan people]. Kyzyl, Tuv. knizh. izd. 144 p. (In Russ.)

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Tuvinskie narodnye pesni i obriadovaia poeziia [Tuvan folk songs and traditional poetry] (2015), comp. Z. K. Kyrgys. Novosibirsk, Sibirskaia gornitsa Publ. Haus. 432 p. (In Russ.)

Tyva ulustuң yrlary (Tuvinskie narodnye pesni) [Tuvan folk songs] (1973) / comp. M. Munzuk and K. Munzuk, ed. A.B. Chyrgal-ool and. Iu. Sh. Kiunzegesh. Kyzyl, Tuv. knizh. izd. 216 p. (In Tuv. and Russ.)

Published

01.09.2017

How to Cite

Baranmaa, A. D.-B. (2017) “Musicological issues in the new book by Zoya Kyzgys ‘Tuvan folk songs and ritual poetry’”, The New Research of Tuva, 3. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.25178/nit.2017.3.11.

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Reviews and Annotations

Author Biography

Ayasmaa D.-B. Baranmaa, Tuvan Institute for the Humanities and Applied Socioeconomic Studies

Candidate of Art Studies, Leading research fellow, Sector of Culture, Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Social and Economic Studies.

Postal address: 4 Kochetova St., Kyzyl, Russian Federation 667000.

Tel.: +7 (39422) 2-39-36.

E-mail: mayasmaa@mail.ru