The role of municipalities in the development of yakut musical culture: the case of the activities of the administration of Vilyuysky district, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), to popularize the creative heritage of the first yakut composer Mark Zhirkov

Abstract

The article examines the role of municipalities in the development of professional musical culture using the example of the activities of the administration of Vilyuisky District of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in studying and preserving the creative heritage of the first Yakut composer Mark Zhirkov (1892–1951), a native of the town of Vilyuysk. For the first time, specific activities carried out by this municipality in organizing cultural events at the municipal, regional, national and international levels were studied. Taking into account the cultural, historical and social significance of the outstanding musical figure, highly significant socio-cultural events are held: conferences, round tables, concerts, construction of cultural facilities, educational events, etc. The very personality of a native of the Vilyuisky ulus, who has done so much for the history of the development of the musical culture of Yakutia, obliges him to make very important decisions at various levels of government and, above all, at the municipal level.