KHALMAKKYUY
KHALMAK-KYUY (literally – a leisurely, smooth tune), in the Bashk. music folklore refers to a melodic style; a genre of the Bashk. ethnic music. Kh.-k. combines features of both uzun-kyuy and, to a greater extent, kyska-kyuy. Kh.-k. is characterized by slow tempo, moderate intra-syllable tunes (2–3 sounds per syllable), small range, recitative, melodious and song melodic styles. The basic principle of melodic development of Kh.-k. is periodicity (repeatability of phrases). The songs have a clear, uniformly pulsating rhythm and a 2–4-bottom meter, usually performed at the same tempo. Kh.-k. include rural (The Tashbulat Village Tune), street (Our Street), joking (You Do not Love Me), labour (Goose Help, and Sermyagi Felting), epic (Kungyr-buga), zimogorskiye and other songs.
