A. Arakelyan, E. Arakelyan

Musical instruments of Nekrassov cossacks (on the 50th anniversary of the return of Nekrassov cossacks at homeland)

This article contains information about musical instruments Nekrassov Cossacks and their conditions of existence, resulting in folklore expeditions of 1960–1970s, just after moving to Russia. The authors also state their views on the timing and reasons for distribution of musical instruments in the environment of the Cossack Old Believers.

Key words

Nekrassov Cossacks, musical instruments, accordion, harmonica, kaval.

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