Outlook at the regional singing tradition: to the 100th anniversary of the oldest Russian National Mordasova Choir of Chernyanoye village, Tambov District, Tambov Region

The study deals with the characterization of the local singing tradition of the Chernyanoye village, Tambov District, Tambov Region, within which now lies the Nizhnyaya Mazovka village – the birthplace of the People’s Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, M.N. Mordasova. We solve the problem of reconstruction of the process of transformation of cultural tradition under the influence of social environment. The reverse side of our problem is the agents influence of folk tradition on the changing society. The study leads us to the conclusion that the local singing tradition reaches a high level by the beginning of the 20th century and under the influence of modernization and paradigmatic breakdown of the socio and political system is transformed. The originality of the work of the outstanding folk singer Maria Mordasova is interpreted as a result of the unique singing nature and personal emotional entry into the centuries-old heritage of folk art. The uniqueness of the musical and aesthetic perception of the world peculiar to the outstanding representatives of the local singing tradition is explained by complex interpersonal relationships, individual experience of participation in artistic communication. In this research we use methods from the field of philosophy of culture, sociology of music, cultural studies, pedagogical anthropology.

singing tradition, folk choir, Maria Mordasova, social and cultural environment, social and cultural dynamics, musical and aesthetic perception