Folk Songs of Beresteyshchyna

Author

IVANYTSKYI ANATOLIY

a Doctor of Art Criticism, a corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, a professor, a chief research fellow at Musical Science and Ethno-Musicology Department of the NASU M. Rylskyi IASFE

Folk songs of Beresteyshchyna

Abstract

Methodwise, selected folk songs from Beresteyshchyna (now – Brest Region, Republic of Belarus) is an example of experimentation within musical ethnography. Firstly, presented are records of more than half a century, the fact being of historical and theoretical interest by itself. K. Kvitka wrote them down in 1920, and M. Pylypchak – in 1986. Secondly, the publication is annotated by K. Kvitka, O. Horbachuk (to the point, a native of Beresteyshchyna), and A. Ivanytskyi.

Keywords

Beresteyshchyna, records of folk songs, transcribing, K. Kvitka, M. Pylypchak.

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