KULUY‑CANTON
“KULUY‑CANTON”, “K o l i y - c a n t o n”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. First registered in the 1920s (the author is unknown), published in several variants in the magazine called “Soviet music” (1951, № 3). The song is lyrodramatic. Named after Mukhametkuluy Kuchukov, the head of a canton. The song based on the story about Kuluy, known for his cruelty. There is a variant known in Argayashskiy District, Chelyabinsk region, which describes the character of the song as an enlightened and virtuous person. The song is widespread mostly among the Behind the Urals Bashkirs. The tune is rich in leaps to the sixth; rich ornamentation conveys crying and weeping intonations. The musical adaptation of “K.k.” for a capella choir was made by S.S. Ibragimov.
G.Сh. Khamitova
