Smolensky gusaczok

"Смоленский гусачок"
Song
LanguageRussian
English title"The Smolyanin Gosling"
Written18th century
GenreFolk
SongwriterTraditional

Smolensky gusaczok is an archaic[1][2] Russian folk dance, khorovod.[3][4] The largest number of versions were recorded in most of the Smolensk Governorate,[5] as well as in parts of the Mogilev Governorate[6] (in the Gomelsky and Brestsky uezds.[7]

Participants imitate the gait, flight and habits of geese following the leader: a leisurely step, from side to side, winding lines, spirals in the drawing.[8][9][10] The leaders depict a gander and a goose, competing in a dance. Most often accompanied by chastushkas.[11][12]

History

Notes of Smolensky gusaczok by Ustinova

The melody was known in the mid-18th century. It was recorded among Russian soldiers in the Vyborg Governorate during the War of the Hats.[13] From Vyborg, this melody was picked up by the local population and, having remade it in their own style, gave the world their own Ievan polkka.[14][15]

The final and most widespread version of Smolensky gusaczok was recorded by Tatyana Alekseevna Ustinova.[16] This sthenic version was included in the repertoire of the Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Chorus for a long time.[17][18]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ БРЭ (2005).
  2. ↑ kartaslov.ru.
  3. ↑ Morshin (1974), pp. 271-276.
  4. ↑ solncesvet.ru.
  5. ↑ Дружба народов (1968), p. 230.
  6. ↑ Churko (1989), p. 163.
  7. ↑ Churko (1972), pp. 67, 169.
  8. ↑ Churko (1989), p. 162.
  9. ↑ Prodlenka (2011).
  10. ↑ Garmonia (2020).
  11. ↑ Gubernskiy (2018).
  12. ↑ Kherson State University (2014).
  13. ↑ Koscheyev (2009).
  14. ↑ Dennis (n.d.).
  15. ↑ Gusev (2012), p. 488.
  16. ↑ Ustinova (1950).
  17. ↑ Vvedensky (1952), p. 224.
  18. ↑ Murashko (2012).

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