Advanced String Instruments in the Musical Culture of Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Uzbeks
Instrumentos de Cordas Avançados na Cultura Musical dos Cazaques, Quirguizes e Uzbeques
Junussova B. Utegalieva S. Shugay A. Abdinurov A. Medeubek M.
2024Universidade Federal de Goias
Musica Hodie
2024#24
The study’s relevance lies in exploring the significance, uniqueness, preservation, and popularization of the unique art of interpretation on stringed instruments in Central Asia, including modified ones, in the modern world. The study aims to examine the features of using the “prima-kobyz” and advanced string instruments in contemporary musical art in Kazakhstan and among Turkic peoples (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan). The methods employed include analysis, comparison, and synthesis. The study identified several aspects: understanding the fundamental properties of instruments (timbre, sound formation, tuning, production resources, form), examining their reconstruction process (establishing uniform temperament, introducing metal strings), and illuminating the principles of preserving traditions of oral professional and folk music by modern composers. It also revealed the features of performance practice on stringed instruments in Central Asia, noting the technical potential and versatility of the “prima-kobyz” in translating large-scale compositions, including Concerto No. 1 by A. Zhaiym. The study noted the outcomes of modernizing ancient stringed instruments. Positive outcomes include broad coverage of classical and modern global repertoire, concert, ensemble, and orchestral functions. Negative outcomes include the disappearance of the authenticity of sound and unique timbral color. The study highlighted the significance and demand for parallel development of performing skills on authentic and reconstructed folk instrument models. The practical importance of this study lies in its relevance to fields such as musicology, cultural studies, history and theory of professional music in oral tradition, music education, and solo, ensemble, and orchestral performance on folk instruments.
chromatic scale , ethnic culture , metal strings , model reconstruction , uniform temperament
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Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Musicology and Composition, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Musicology and Composition, Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Kobyz and Russian Folk Instruments, Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory
Department of Musicology and Composition
Department of Musicology and Composition
Department of Kobyz and Russian Folk Instruments
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