Music in Bashkortostan is the music of the peoples who live in Bashkortostan (Bashkirs, Russians, Tatars, Chuvashs, Mari, Udmurts, Ukrainians and others).

History

The first major study of the music of Bashkortostan appeared in 1897, when ethnographer Rybakov S.G. wrote ''Music and Songs of the Ural's Muslims and Studies of Their Way of Life''. Later, Lebedinskiy L.N. collected numerous folk songs in Bashkortostan beginning in 1930. The 1968 foundation of the

Ufa State Institute of Arts Zagir Ismagilov Ufa State Institute of Arts ( ba, Zağir İsmeğilev isemendeğe Öfö Deület Senğet İnstitutı) is one of the leading academic institutions of higher education of Russia. At the same time it is a unique educational institutio ...

sponsored research in the field. The

quray The ''quray'' ( Bashkir ҡурай, Tatar quray, ) is a long open endblown flute with two to seven fingerholes, and is the national instrument of the Bashkirs and Tatars. The instrument is a type of Choor. On March 1, 2018 Kurai was registered as ...

is the most important instrument in the Bashkir ensemble; it is made from a special reed found only in the Ural Mountains. The

National Symphonic Orchestra of the Bashkortostan Republic National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ...

was founded in 1992 under the leadership of

Tahir Kamalov Taher ( ar, طاهر) (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto,Urdu and Persian: طاهر,; ) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations tha ...

. It emerged as one of the major symphonies in late 20th century Russia. G. Gaskarav, the first artistic leader of folk theatrical

choreography Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design ...

of the Bashkir, founded a professional folk dance ensemble in 1939. This band has travelled across much of the world. Quray, the symbol of Bashkir music, is used in modern popular music too.

Zahir Bayiq Zahir ( ar, ظاهر‎ Ẓāhir) may refer to: Philosophy * Aẓ-Ẓāhir, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "''Evident''" or ''"Outer"''. *Zahir (Islam), in Islam, the exterior, surface, or apparent meaning of things * Ẓāhiri, a sch ...

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Elvin Grey Elvin Grey ( ba, Элвин Грей) is the stage name of Radik Yulyakshin ( ba, Радик Юлъяҡшин, russian: Радик Юльякшин), a Russian pop singer and producer of Bashkir descent. Radik Yulyakshin was born in Ufa into an ...

, Bashkir pop star

Musical education

* Ufa State Institute (Academy) of Arts named Zagir Ismagilov (founded in 1968) - faculties of music, Bashkir music, theater, visual arts * Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla, Institute of Pedagogy (specialty music) * Ufa College of Arts (founded in 1921) * Salawat College of Music (founded in 1961) * Music College of the city of Oktyabrsky (founded in 1969) * Uchaly College of Arts and Culture named after Salawat Nizametdinov (founded in 1972) * Sibay College of the Arts (founded in 1997) * Bashkir Republican College of Culture and Art (

Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ba, Стәрлетамаҡ, translit=Stärletamaq; ) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama's ...

) (founded in 1933) * Republican gymnasium named after G. Almukhametov (secondary school and music school) * Art schools for children in cities and regions of the republic

Literature

* Bashkir Encyclopedia . Гл. ред. М. А. Ильгамов. — Уфа: Башкирская энциклопедия. * Т. 1. А-Б. 2005. — 624 с. — * Т. 2. В-Ж. 2006. — 624 с. — * Т. 3. З-К. 2007. — 672 с. — * Т. 4. Л-О. 2008. — 672 с. — * Р.Шакур. Собиратель и исследователь (К 110-летию Л.Н.Лебединского). Журнал «Ватандаш», №12, 2014 * Атанова Л.П. Собиратели и исследователи башкирского музыкального фольклора. Уфа, 1992

External links

Culture in Bashkortostan

* ttp://cheloveknauka.com/bashkirskaya-narodnaya-instrumentalnaya-muzyka Bashkir folk instrumental music. Doctor's thesis Zelinsky R. F.
To the 110th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding folklorist-musicologist L. N. Lebedinsky

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