Georgian Songwriter's Folk Song of Soviet Epoch as a Victim of “Authenticism”

Tamaz GABISONIA

doi:https://doi.org/10.33906/musicologist.649797

Makale detayları

Georgian Songwriter's Folk Song of Soviet Epoch as a Victim of “Authenticism”

Yazarlar:

Tamaz GABISONIA

Yayıncı:

Trabzon University

Ana Başlıklar:

Müzik

Dergi:

Musicologist 2019 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.192-203

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000593066

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2618-5652

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33906/musicologist.649797

Özet:

 


Mass character and class reference of Soviet
art quite easily echoed collective and national priorities of Georgian folk
song. In addition, the authority of renowned singers and organizers of choirs
was an important factor for preserving the originality in Georgian colonial
cultural life, even before the establishment of Soviet Power. From the second
half of the 19th century these popular leaders – choir masters – created their
own versions of folk songs, as well as composed new songs, most of which,
despite clear stylistic individualism, are considered ‘true folklore’ by the
lovers of authentic folklore today.  


However, the songs composed by well-known
choirmasters in the second half of the 20th century, are demonstratively
rejected by the folklore elite, including official structures, for being
‘nonfolklore’ and ‘low quality’. But, stable popularity of these songs in
cities and villages, provides very strong evidence of their artistic and
stylistic relevance. 


Thus, the policy of ‘ignoring’ could be
attributed to the maximalist understanding of ‘authentic’ performance of
folklore accompanying the national-independent movement in the 1980s, which
introduced an important cultural phenomenon of ‘revolutionary’ protest in
Georgian ethno-musical space. A similar tendency echoes the parallel realities
of post-Soviet countries and today’s fashionable ‘taboo’ of ‘all things Soviet’,
regardless of the verbal thematic of the examples. 


In the inertia of these vicissitudes, currently
the practice of creating a song with ethnic coloring is dissociated from
‘authentic’ folk author-performers. But when it comes to the skill level and
traditional style, this suggests mostly inadequate results in a banished, but
free space. 











The article discusses the boundaries and
accessories of the concept of “folk song”, its accordance with Georgian
traditional musical style, and the problems related to this topic. Also
presented is the classification scheme of Georgian musical styles based on contemporary
data.



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Makale detayları

Georgian Songwriter's Folk Song of Soviet Epoch as a Victim of “Authenticism”

Yazarlar: Tamaz GABISONIA

Yayıncı: Trabzon University

Ana Başlıklar: Müzik

Dergi: Musicologist 2019 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.192-203

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000593066

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2618-5652

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33906/musicologist.649797

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tamaz GABISONIA

Yayıncı:

Trabzon University

Ana Başlıklar:

Müzik

Dergi:

Musicologist 2019 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.192-203

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000593066

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2618-5652

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33906/musicologist.649797