Свадебные групповые причитания в новгородских традициях: сравнительный аспект

Abstract

The article examines group lamentations during weddings as recorded in the Western sections of the Novgorod Region. The author utilizes archival materials stored at the Folklore- Ethnographic Center of the St. Petersburg State N. A. Rimsky- Korsakov Conservatory, as well as published materials. A structural analysis of the folk tunes of the group lamentations is carried out, in the process of which three typological groups are revealed. Each one of them pertains to its own areal region (the Ilmen, Upper Luga and the Lovati basin). Some of the common features of the group lamentations of the Novgorod Region are: the three-accented tonic verse and the tertial modal model. This special perspective is connected with a comparative study of the group lamentations of the western Novgorod Region and the Pskov Region. This made it possible to disclose the commonality of composition and the rhythm of the tunes and to see the differences in their modal organization. The author also touches upon the aspect of comparative analysis of group and solo lamentations and traces out their possible interconnections with lyrical songs. Keywords: musical folklore, lamentations during weddings, Novgorod Region, structural analysis