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ROUND DANCE
ROUND DANCE is a circle synchronized group dance which can be accompanied by singing or sometimes by playing musical instruments. Being a syncretic type of ethnic dance, it combines music, choreography, poetry, drama, symbolism of ethnic costumes etc. Its origin is connected with the ancient pagan ritual...
KHOLMICHI
“KHOLMICHI”, theater of spoon players of Krasnokholmskiy multifunctional rural club “Neftyanik” of Kaltasy district. Established in 1976 by N.A. Beloborodova as “Krasnokholmskie lozhkari”; the ensemble has had its current name since 2001. In 2002 it earned the title “Exemplary“; in 2015 it became an...
KHISAMITDINOVA Firdaus Gilmitdinovna
KHISAMITDINOVA Firdaus Gilmitdinovna (b.1.1.1950, Derevnya Rakhmetovo of Abzelilovsky Raion of the RB), a Linguist. Associate Member of the Academy of Sciences of the RB (2016), Doctor of Letters (1993), Full Professor (1994). Graduated from BSPI (1974). Her scientific research was dedicated to the...
KHISAM
“KHISAM”, “K h i s a m’ s s o n g”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. The melody was registered by Z.G. Ismagilov from M.I. Galeeva in 1947 and published in “Bashkir ethnic songs” collection (1964). The song is lyro-epic. Presumably, the author of the song is Khisam-sesen from Muynakovo village, Userganskaya...
KHIKAYAT
KHIKAYAT (from Arabic “narration” is a literature term used in Near, Middle East and South-Western Asia denoting every large prose or poetic story with a plot. The narrow meaning of the term is a minor epic genre based on a folklore plot (fairytale, legend, lore) or historical fact. Its size can be...
KHAUBAN
KHAUBAN is the main character of the “Akbuzat” epic. He continues the great activity of his great-grandfather Ural-batyr who was fighting for people’s happiness and social justice. K. shoots a golden duck with the flintlock rifle that had belonged to his father. The duck turns out to be Nerkes, the...
KHATIRA
“KHATIRA”, Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kyuy. First registered by S.Gabyashi in 1934, published in the book “Bashkort khalk yirdary” by K.F. Akhmetov. The lyrics form is a monologue of a young man in love. He praises the beauty of Khatira. The mode of the chant is major pentatonic, the structure consists...
KHARNAU
KHARNAU (to sing a recitative) is a Bashkir folklore genre, spell-formulas (see Spell). It comes from pre-Islamic beliefs. The bakses prayers are uttered during the kamlaniye ritual (see Shamanism). Clear rhythmized text is accompanied by special body movement. It is performed as a chant or as a khamak...
KHARISOV Akhnaf Ibragimovich
KHARISOV Akhnaf Ibragimovich [2.6. 1914, Derevnya Imyanovo of Birsky Uyezd of Ufa Gub. (now Baltachevsky Raion of the RB) – 15.5.1977, Ufa], Philologist and Writer. Dr.Sci (Philology,1972) and Full Professor (1972). Participant in the Great Patriotic War. After graduating from Timiryazev Bashkir Pedagogical...
THE KHAN’S DAUGHTER
“THE KHAN’S DAUGHTER”, a Bashkir ethnic song, khalmak-kuy. It was first recorded by N.D. Shunkarov from Salima Suleymanova in 1964 in Islamgulovo village and by S.A. Galin from Asamandiyar Yanyshev in Kultay-Karan village, Alsheyevskiy District, BASSR (both of the villages are in Miyakinskiy District,...
KHAMAK
KHAMAK, k h a m a k - k u y, 1) is a style of performing pieces of art in Bashkir folklore (bayts, senlyau, spells, zaklichkas, counting-out rhymes, certain poetic parts of epics, fairytales, legends). K. may also be associated with an action, for example, with dance (K. dance), game (game accompanied...
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...
KHAKMAR
“KHAKMAR”, a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kyuy. It was registered by composer M.A. Muzafarov in 1928 in Orenburg city, in the 1940’s by A.A. Eichenwald (it is in The Glinka Museum of Musical Culture, Moscow). It was published in the “Songs of my people” collection (1995). The song is lyroepic. The song...
KHAKMAR
KHAKMAR, S a k m a r is a character from the “Ural-batyr” epic, the son of Shulgan and Aykhylu (Samrau’s daughter). His mother tells K. about his father’s betrayal and sends him to Ural-batyr to help to defeat the evil powers. K. joins Ural-batyr and becomes the head of the army together with Idel,...
KHAKIMYANOVA Aigul Muzhavirovna
KHAKIMYANOVA Aigul Muzhavirovna (b. 10.7.1973), folklorist. Candidate of Philology (2015). Her research is devoted to the study of the musical-poetic and modern state of Bashkir folklore. Author of more than 80 research papers. Over 500 Bashkir songs and instrumental tunes were recorded by Kh. One of...
KHAZINA
“KHAZINA” (“Treasure”), Bashkir folk ensemble of Uchaly Philharmonic. Organized in 1996 by honored worker of culture of the RB G.G. Kudryavtseva. In 2003 it earned the title “People’s”. The band can play dumbyra, kubyz, mandolin, Saratov squeezebox; its repertoire includes Bashkir ethnic songs, ethnic...
FOLKLORE FORMULAS
FOLKLORE FORMULAS a r e t r a d i t i o n a l, stable, rhythmically ordered verbal constructions. F.f. as one of the characteristic features of folklore poetics is one of the main basis of tradition. It is a complete judgement. There are different F.f.: 1) initial (beginnings), e.g.: “I start the bayt...
FOLKLORE CABINET OF USIA
FOLKLORE CABINET OF USIA. Was founded in 1969 in Institute of arts on the basis of archive materials of the Union of RB composers. The first head is musicologist and -folklorist H. S. Ikhtisamov. In 1970 he organized the first expedition to collect folklore materials for the archives of Abzelilovskiy,...
FOLKLORE COLLECTIVES
FOLKLORE COLLECTIVES, ensembles, clubs, studios, groups and other forms of independent art activity organization created to preserve and promote ethnic music, ethnic dances, ethnic games, rituals, etc. They work on the basis of historical and cultural centers, ethnic cultural centers, general education...
FOLKLORE OF THE PEOPLES OF RUSSIA
“FOLKLORE OF THE PEOPLES OF RUSSIA”, interuniversity scientific collection. Published since 1974 by the Bashkir State University in Russian as “Folklore of the peoples of the RSFSR”; the current name since 1992. Until 1993, it was published annually (1–20 issues), and in 2006, the 26th issue was released....
