Vo Kuznitse Explained

Во кузнице
Language:Russian
English Title:"In the Smithy"
Written:Before 1917
Genre:Folk

"Vo Kuznitse" (Russian: Во кузнице, [{{IPA|vɐ‿ˈkuzʲnʲɪt͡sə}}]  In the Smithy) is a popular Russian folk song.[1]

The song has been performed by many famous singers, e.g. by Lidia Ruslanova[2] [3] or by Leonid Smetannikov.[4]

Synopsis

The young blacksmiths working in their forge try to attract the attention of a woman (Russian: дуня — simple folk girl or woman; or Ukrainian: доня|donya — someone's daughter).[5] The text is popularly misunderstood as being only about the exact woman named Dunya. They ask her to go with them into a forest to pluck a burdock leaf, promising to make a new dress for her that she needs to keep clean. The song also clearly has the sense of a parents-to-daughter moral tale which is often lost in translation.[6]

Commentary

Historical background

According to some authors, the song could be heard during traditional Russian marriage celebrations. Nevertheless, either it was never regarded as a wedding song, or it eventually lost its ceremonial meaning.[7] [8] [9] [10]

The song became extremely popular in the Russian Empire,[11] as well as in different parts of the Soviet Union.[7] [12] [13]

Genre characteristics

Few sources consider song as a plyasovaya[7] [13] [14] or a shutochnaya.[12] [15] It is mentioned as a khorovodnaya in various works on Russian musical folklore.[9] [16] [17]

Settings

Many composers (including Yuri Shaporin,[18] Anatoly Alexandrov,[19] Serge Jaroff[20]) arranged the song. In 1951 Nikolay Chaykin wrote his Concerto for Bayan and Orchestra No. 1; the final part of this composition contains a theme based on the melody of Vo Kuznitse.[21] [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2012. НИУ БелГУ. Belgorod. Роль курса музыкальной фонетики в формировании представления о русской ментальности. Зубарева. Л.А.. Russian. 2016-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194930/http://dspace.bsu.edu.ru/bitstream/123456789/8306/1/Zubareva_Rol.pdf. 2016-03-06. live. — С. 109.
  2. Book: Сафошкин , В.Д. . Лидия Русланова. Валенки, валенки, не подшиты, стареньки: биография и репертуар великой певицы. Moscow . 2003. Russian . Эксмо. 9785699044085 .
  3. [Article]]. Балет. Известия . 1997. Russian .
  4. [Article]]. Приволжское книжное изд-во. Волга. 1-6. Russian . 1987. Saratov.
  5. Web site: Dunya . kartaslov.ru . Map of Words . 29 October 2020 . Russian.
  6. Web site: Vo kuzn'itse (Во кузнице) -- Yale Russian Chorus Alumni 60th Anniversary Concert . . 24 June 2020 . YRC Alumni Association . 29 October 2020 . June 25, 2020.
  7. Book: Традиционный фольклор Владимирской деревни. Moscow . 1972. Наука. Russian.
  8. Book: Дмитриева, С.И. . Фольклор и народное искусство русских Европейского Севера. 1988. Russian . Moscow . Наука . 5-02-009942-2.
  9. Book: Город Якутск: история, культура, фольклор. 2007. Бичик. Russian . Yakutsk. 978-5-7696-2732-3 .
  10. Book: Коскина, В.Н. . Русская свадьба. Vladimir. 1997. Калейдоскоп . 9785886360301. Russian .
  11. Book: Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция и становление советской культуры, 1917-1927. Moscow . Наука. 1985. Russian .
  12. Book: Фольклор и современность: материалы первой Архангельской научно-практической фольклорной конференции. Arkhangelsk. Северо-Западное книжное издательство . 1972. Russian .
  13. Два издания хрестоматии по русскому фольклору в свете истории советской фольклористики. Живая старина. 2000. 4. Костюхин . Е.А.. 48–49. Moscow . Russian.
  14. Book: Русский советский фольклор (антология). 1966. Leningrad. Russian . Наука .
  15. [Article]]. 1974. Russian . Moscow . . 29. Вестник Московского университета. Филология.
  16. [Article]]. Ученые записки [Калининского гос. пед. института]. Kalinin. 1970. Russian. 76-79.
  17. [Article]]. Сохранение и возрождение фольклорных традиций. Russian . 4-6. 1994. Moscow . ГРЦРФ.
  18. Book: Юрий Александрович Шапорин. Литературное наследие. Советский композитор. 1989. Russian . Moscow. 5-85285-123-X.
  19. Book: Кокушкин , В.Д. . Анатолий Александров. Russian . Moscow . Советский композитор. 1987 .
  20. http://www.russian-records.com/details.php?image_id=34353 Vo Kuznitse
  21. Формирование и развитие баянно-аккордеонного искусства как явления отечественной и европейской музыкальной культуры, начало XIX - конец ХХ вв.: Исполнительство, музыка, инструментарий (автореферат диссертации). Russian. Бычков. Владимир.. 1999. ЧГИК. 2016-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060445/http://www.dissercat.com/content/formirovanie-i-razvitie-bayanno-akkordeonnogo-iskusstva-kak-yavleniya-otechestvennoi-i-evrop. 2016-03-04. live.
  22. Web site: Формирование принципов тембро-фактурной организации в жанре концерта для баяна с оркестром (на материале музыки отечественных композиторов). Лебедев. А.Е.. 2015. Труды Санкт-Петербургского государственного института культуры. 2016-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511081601/http://spbgik.ru/upload/file/publishing/trudy/207.pdf. 2016-05-11. Russian. live. — p. 177.

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