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IMPROVISATION
IMPROVISATION is the process of creating a work publicly particularly at the moment of performance in front of the audience. I. is the main way to create works in oral poetic art. The improvised texts were very often based on a melody or a recitative and were accompanied by musical instrumental playing....
INSTITUTE OF ETHNOLOGICAL STUDIES
INSTITUTE OF ETHNOLOGICAL STUDIES of R.G . K u z e e v U R C R A S. Founded in 1993 in Ufa, in 2011 was named after R.G. Kuzeev. Its researchers study the ethnography and ethnic history of Bashkortostan peoples, their archeology, religious studies, ethnic political science, materials of archeological...
INSTITUTE OFHISTORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
INSTITUTE OFHISTORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE O f U R C R A S.
Founded in 1932 in Ufa. Awarded the order “Badge of Honor” (1982). It provides studies for new scientific workers in the sphere of humanities; conducts archeological, ethnographic studies of the Bashkir people, historical and art, linguistic,...
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE is a term including the customs, expressive forms and images of oral traditions, language, knowledge and skills as well as the tools connected with them, object, artifacts and cultural spaces accepted as a part of cultural heritage by communities or people and transferred...
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ORGA NIZATIONS OF FOLKLORE FESTIVALS AND FOLK ARTS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ORGA NIZATIONS OF FOLKLORE FESTIVALS AND FOLK ARTS (CIOFF®), is an international nongovernmental organization, official partner of UNESCO, the main goal of which is to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of peoples from all over the world. There are ethnic...
IRANDEK
“IRANDEK”, dance ensemble of Bashkir State University. Established in 1971 in Ufa, in 1977 it received the title “People’s”; in 2014, it became an honored folk-art team of RB; it has had its current name since 1989. The repertoire includes the classics of Bashkir choreography: “Gulnazira”, “Hunter”...
IRANDYK
“IRANDYK”, an ensemble of kuray players of Sibay Children’s Music School. Established in 2001. In 2013, it earned the title “Exemplary”; in 2017, it became an honored folkart team of RB. The founder and artistic director is the education expert of RB I.S. Khasanov. The repertoire includes the instrumental...
IREMEL
“IREMEL”, “I r a m a l i”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. Variants of “I.” were first registered by S.A. Galin in 1962 in the Chelyabinsk region, the texts were published in “Bashkir ethnic art. Songs” collection (1974); also, there is a record made by D.Z. Valeev. The Lyro-epic song is full of great...
IRENDYK
“IRENDYK”, Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kuy. First registered by S.K. Gabyashi, published in the “Bashkort khalk yirdary” collection. It is an old hunting song of a merry nature. According to one of the legends, it was compo sed by hunter and quaray player Bulgair, who was fascinated by the beauty of...
IRGAIL
IRGAIL is a character of Bashkir magical fairytales, a chthonian creature. It looks like an old dwarf with a long beard “half of a yard in height, but the beard is five hundred yards in length”, which hoards all his power. It is connected to dark evil powers. It lives underground. If people do not obey...
IRTYAK
IRTYAK (irtek) is a kind of Bashkir epic; a fairytale genre in Kazakh, Uzbek and Karakalpak folklore. Kirey Mergen believes that “Ural-batyr”, “Akbuzat”, etc. kubairs which have mixed poem and prose form are a kind of I. Mythological motifs make I. closer to fairytales, legends, stories....
ISHMUKHAMET‑SESEN
ISHMUKHAMET‑SESEN (real name: Balapanov Murzakay Magadeyevich; 1799, Derevnya Balapan of Kubelyatskaya Volost of Verkhneuralsky Uyezd of Orenb. Gub.; now Derevnya Novobalapanovo of Abzelilovsky Raion of the RB – 1878, ibid.), Poet-improviser. This sesen’s creative heritage include the following songs:...
ISHMURZIN Khayrulla Gaynanovich
ISHMURZIN Khayrulla Gaynanovich (1870–1947), poet-improviser. Author of the poems “About the Soviet Country” and “Short Songs”, which were included in the collection “Bashkort Khalyk Izhady”. I. provided for the record a version of the epic “Alpamysha and Barsynkhylu”. I.’s works are kept in the scientific...
ISMAGILOV, Sayetgali Akhmetovich
ISMAGILOV, Sayetgali Akhmetovich, Y e r m i S e y e t e (29.9.1884, Derevnya Ermeyevo of Ufim. Uyezd of the same name gub., now Selo Eremeyevo of Chishminsky Raion of the RB – 19.10.1972, Ufa). People’s Sesen of the BASSR (1944). Author of the following books: Songs and Poems (1940) and The Word...
ISMAGILOV, Zagir Garipovich
ISMAGILOV, Zagir Garipovich [8.1.1917, Derevnya Sermenevo of Verkhneuralsky Uyezd of Orenburg Gub. (Beloretsky Raion of the RB) – 30.5.2003, Ufa], Composer, Teacher, Public Figure (music). Full Professor (1977). Between 1937–41, he studied at the Bashkortostan Studio at Moscow Conservatory. Graduated...
ISYANBAYEV Yumabay Mutigullovich
ISYANBAYEV Yumabay Mutigullovich (21.9.1891, Derevnya Ismagilovo of Orsky Uyezd of Orenb. Gub. – 1943, near Voronezh), Kuraist. People’s Artist of the BASSR (1991). Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Since 1925, a Kuraist at Bashk. Mobile Theatre. Between 1929–40, Chairman of the Sarykul collective...
IVAN KUPALA HOLIDAY
IVAN KUPALA HOLIDAY is an ethnic holiday of Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and other peoples. It marked summer solstice. The Sun was believed to die gradually after it.
According to research, people from Russian villages on the territory of Bashkortostan used to search for a fern flower at...
JINGLING VALLEY
“JINGLING VALLEY”, is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. The legend and poetic lyrics were first registered in the 1930’s. By M.A. Burangulov, they are published in “Bashkir ethnic art. songs” collection (book 1, 1974) by S.A. Galin. The song is lyrical and psychologi cal. According to one of the...
KAF-TAU
KAF-TAU (Kaf mountain) is the highest mountain at the edge of the world in Bashkir mythology; it is the abode of evil demons (azhdakha, diyu, pyariy,s etc.) or a border between human and demon worlds. According to belief, clouds take azhdakha to K.m to keep him from turning into yukha. “Dandanbatyr”...
KAGARMAN‑CANTON
“KAGARMAN‑CANTON”, Bashkir ethnic song, khalmak-kuy. First registered by I.V. Saltykov, published in “Bashkort khalk yirdary” collection by K.F. Akhmetov. The song is comical and has a dancing nature. Dedicated to Kagarman Kuvatov, the head of the 9th Bashkir military canton. The most widespread...
