THE PROBLEM OF STUDYING OF GENRE VERSIONS AND FEATURES OF CLASSIFICATION OF BELARUSIAN , COSSACK , RECRUIT AND SOLDIER'S SONGS

Abstract

The problem of genre version and the features of classification of Belarusian, Cossack, recruit and soldier's songs are investigated in the article. The systematization of the plots of the above mentioned songs and their ideological and art analysis allowed to mark out the common genre features of Cossack, recruit and soldier's songs. The proximity of theme, the fact of social accessory and a military factor were taken into account as the phenomenon of the objective reality and the features of art judgment of the world. These works are peculiar genre versions of social songs, but in total they make the complete phenomenon in the history of folklore. The general classification of Cossack, recruits and soldier's songs in accordance with functional thematic principle (family and household, social, historical and ballad songs) is given in the article. Such principle is based on a theme, plot and composition features of the system of image and graphic means as well as on a song functionality.