The Fifth International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony ...

<strong>The</strong> Meanings and Codes of the Amoebean Form of Singing in the Adyghe Traditional Culture
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4 In 1999, 45 sound recordings, made in Armavir by English sound engineers in the years 1911-1913, were returned from the EMI
archives to their historical native land. On the discs there were songs and instrumental tunes performed by Magomet Khogaudzh,
Shalikh Bedanokov and Ilias Nagiev
5 R. Unarokova gathered the information about Zhyu-pashch and Zhyu-klash in 1980 from the famous expert on Adyghe songs
Turkubi Jarimoka, born in 1927, from the aul of Jejekhabl
6 Such a cue is attested in the sound recordings of Yusuf Tuguz from Syria, in the song “Shypkish”. <strong>The</strong> sound recording of R.B.
Unarokova. Archives of the Adyghology Centre of ASU
7 Being a participant of the Tbilisi 5 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> on Traditional Polyphony in 2010, I was lucky enough to hear
Georgian multi-part songs, with two soloists. On my question how the singers knows that he is to sing the following strophe,
the performer answered: “I feel it because I am a Georgian!” Though, it should be noted that the soloist passing on the baton to
another singer, makes a slight nod
8 In the present paper the notion “lengthy” songs is used to denote the real time of their continuation. <strong>The</strong> Adyghe songs about
great men, great battles, lamentations, devotional songs, funeral dirges could be sung for a long time (from thirty minutes to
several hours)
9 <strong>The</strong> information on the given term was graciously offered by Prof. R. Unarokova
10 High 6 th step
11 Agon means competition in Greek
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