Music and Time Annotation << Back The genre of a choral song in the context of the traditional culture of the Volga delta of the Astrakhan region O.A. Ivanova The article contains information on ways to study the song folklore of Russian regional traditions. Characteristics of the genre category as a whole are given. Also highlights the constituent features of it in the treatment of different researchers. The concept of this term in ethnomusicology is considered. The main principles of the study of the genre of choral song, its regional specificity are indicated. The signs of the genre of the choral song of the Volga delta of the Astrakhan region are listed. Textual and rhythmic examples of song samples on the material of Russian villages of the Astrakhan region are given. It indicates the presence of specific techniques during execution on the example of a narrow-local tradition, such as the village of Success of the Kamyzyaksky district of the Astrakhan region. At the end of the article, based on the material presented, a genre definition is given, which includes all the necessary components for more accurate identification. Keywords: round dance, local variety, polyelement, vowels, Volga delta. Contacts: E-mail: nofany4@mail.ru Pp. 33-38.