Historical songs have appeared at the same time, when and epics.It happened in the XIV century.From the epic, they differ in that they sang about some specific events that occurred in the country's history.They attended the established facts.And epics could be called generalized hyperbolic products, transmit information about the time immemorial.None of the historical song was not observed any fantastic elements characteristic of myths.On the contrary, the content of different realistic, even if not entirely plausible aired a fait accompli.
Threads historical songs
events recorded in surviving to the present historical songs that span multiple periods - from c ancient times, when the country was still free from the Tatar-Mongol yoke, and until the end of the last century.The main topics of the extant works - the confrontation of the Russian people a Horde invasion, Ermak, Stenka Razin, Peter the Great, Poltava triumph valiantly Suvorov soldiers, Russian-French War, the liberation of the Southern Slavs from the yoke of Turkey, Ivan, distemper, bulavin rebellion, defenseSevastopol, and so on. d. The heroes of historical songs were famous and renowned people.Their names are known to everyone.And now almost everyone in varying degrees, aware of these historical figures.To get acquainted with their activities since children start school.
cycle of songs, their features
historical songs are peculiar accessible language, brevity, an abundance of facts and accurate transmission of events, which is based on the story.What are they remarkable?They are full of patriotism, respect for national history, praising the feats of Russian soldiers and those who fought for social equality.As for the people's interpretation of actions of great men of the past in such works, it is not only embellishes, but often corrects the facts obtained from official sources, those periods.Often, there are song cycles based on fundamental developments and incidents entrenched in people's minds.They may include multiple pieces.Russian folk historical song always makes a strong impression on the audience, lets look at some previously unknown facts.Therein lies its uniqueness.Some impressionable people can not hold back the tears when listening to a beautiful, poignant folk songs.She carries the past, many centuries ago, we can say that a person commits a journey.
Where can I learn about historical songs?
However, unfortunately, the oldest historical songs did not reach us.The fact that such works are often performed long before the appearance of the Old Russian state, sometimes specified the Byzantine historians.A historical folk songs popular in the Novgorod and Kievan Rus, is now known to us in a very abridged version.They can be found from the surviving written sources.
The variety of songs, folk art today
have a slightly altered text stories and songs, there are episodes that, in fact, are fragments of recordings of oral poetry.All of them are of great interest to researchers.Some of the songs, recorded them in the XVIII-XX centuries by the people who include several of these, which tells the story of the famous historical events and personalities XI-XIV centuries.But there is a product that does not contain any specific information and facts, and only focusing on the overall content, it can be assumed that they belong to the period of defense of Russia from periodic attacks Polovtsy and Pechenegs, which occurred in the X-XIII centuries.
Whatever it was, historical songs - is the wealth of the people, which should be cherished.Unfortunately, some ignore them, not realizing its value.But there are other people who are trying to preserve and spread the ancient musical legacy, and for that they can be respected.Now a lot of folk groups performing historical songs and played on ancient instruments.Thanks to their efforts, a wide range of listeners learn a lot about our country, about what it was in the past.Is not it wonderful?
consequences of the Tartar yoke
Mongol-Tatar yoke very negative impact on all aspects of life, in particular, its culture began to deteriorate.As a consequence, destroyed beautiful city destroyed masterpieces of applied art, poetry and painting.Many people become illiterate.Also it went into decline verbal artistic creation, which is constantly developed over the centuries and was at that time in the high level.However, the army of Batu not ruin the land of Novgorod, and that there remained a unique epic.As for the old historical songs of the North-Eastern, Central and Southern Russia, many of them have sunk into oblivion.She stopped magnificent poetic culture of antiquity, which gave birth to great works.These include, in particular, the "Tale of the Ruin of the Russian Land," "Lay" and several others.These historical songs, by the way, people are known so far.They are studied in schools and universities, because it's great monuments of Russian culture that must remain in people's memory forever.
Influence of creativity Wanderers-Kalik, references to religion in songs
And there is nothing strange in the fact that some of the songs that tell about historical events that occurred before the XVI century, eg famous work of Gleb and Boris, to theform in which they wrote the researchers, often have some of the features of later school-wanderers Kalik.These are people who had no fixed abode and roam the world.They performed, as a rule, folk songs, which contained a certain morality.Often, they mention religion.But historical songs, of course, are more interesting than the work Kalik.
It should be noted that in Russia in the Middle Ages belief in God was considered a fundamental symbol of the people's unity.It is, in fact, is a sign of a long struggle against the oppression of cruel infidels nomads living in the desert.A little later, it became associated with the universal aspiration to liberate his native country from the Mongol-Tatar yoke.So some historical songs, among other things, have a mention of God.No wonder this.
loss of valuable manuscripts
judge is a very ancient kinds of Russian folk songs of historical rather difficult, given the dramatic events unfolding at the time.As a result of the invasion of Batu burned many old and very valuable manuscripts, as researchers are now bitterly regret.Now, people will never know what works narrated destroyed.These historical songs are lost forever.
