Мелодии "славянского происхождения" в региональной народно-песенной традиции Литвы

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: "slaviškos kilmės" dainos; Liaudies dainos; Liaudies dainos; Lietuviškos melodijos; Lietuvių melodijos; Lyginamoji etnomuzikologija; Regioniniai tradicinės melodikos ypatumai; Slaviškos melodijos; Slavų melodijos; „slavų kilmės“ dainos; Comparative ethnomusicology; Folk song; Folk songs; Lithuanian melodies; Melodies of "Slavic origin"; Regional features of traditional melodic lines; Regional features of traditional melodics; Slavic melodies; Slavic melodis; Songs of "Slavic origin".

ENLithuanian traditional singing folklore has been studied widely enough both in the sphere of its melody and symbolism of its lyrics. It is high time to hold comparative studies of its particular features and differences from neighboring folklore cultures. The article is going to present unique Lithuanian folk songs from the villages of Dzukija and Aukstaitija, situated at the junction of their local ethnic traditions (Kaisiadorys localities). They refer to youth love, family, feast, militaryhistoric, sometimes wedding genres. Their specific feature is their non-typical two-voice texture differing from the system of both voices modal and melodious structure typical of Lithuanian traditional homophonic polyphony. Besides, these songs are performed in a particularly loud, ringing, predominantly male voice in a rather high register. Such manner of performance does not occur so brightly in any other regional Lithuanian folk music tradition. Local performers call them Slavic-style songs, though their genuine melodic variants – Russian, Byelorussian, Ukrainian have not been discovered yet, and their origin remains unknown. And we also know clear local folklore singing tradition in Dzukija region, which is called as "Slavic-style" singing by neighboring folklore people. We may look for and find such melodic phenomena in Slavic folk tradition. This would make pre-requisites for particular comparative studies of Baltic and Slavic folklore heritage. [From the publication]