Abstract
The questions of identification of the traditional musical culture of closely related ethnic formations in a regional angle of Russian folklore studies have acquired relevant meaning in recent times. Their examination makes it possible to establish the character of integration of a cross-cultural phenomenon in a separately viewed folkloristic areal. The present article illuminates the model of movable bourdon polyphony of the general Caucasus variety and the role of the typological assonant text taking up a parity position equal to verbal speech. The attempt of reconstruction of etymology of such a text and the discovery of patterns of verbalization in it permits the disclosure of additional functions of the bourdon strata of the songs’ texture in the context of figurative-emotional and structural content. Keyword: Caucasus cultural areal, regional culture, polyphony, solo-group singing, movable bourdon, assonant text, verbalization.
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