CLASSIC OF FOLK INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN THE WORKS OF ACADEMIC MUSICOLOGISTS

The relevance of studying the work of great kuyshi, classic of Kazakh instrumental musicKurmangazy Sagyrbayuly, whose name entered scientific circulation almost a hundred years ago, todayseems diminished. After the works of academician A.Zhubanov, musicologists P.Aravin, N.Tiftikidi,A.Mukhambetova, B.Baikadamov, S.Utegalieva, G.Omarova, R.Nesipbai, performers A.Akhmedyarov, A.oktagan, K.Sakharbaeva, M.Abugazy, historians I.Kenjalieva, M.Zholzhanov, folklorist A.Seidimbek, etc., itseems there is little left to study or publish. However, manuscripts and audio recordings in the M.O.AuezovInstitute of Literature and Art archives, articles in the press, and rare collections confirm the scientific andpractical importance of new research into Kurmangazy’s work. This study aims to introduce into scientificturnover materials from the Institute’s archives, articles published in periodicals, and rare collections,alongside unrealized ideas of scientists from the “Musicology” department of the M.O.Auezov Institute,who made significant contributions to studying Kurmangazy’s work. The article applies methods of sourceand comparative analysis of archival materials. The findings are significant for strengthening theoretical andapplied aspects of interdisciplinary sciences. The archival materials include manuscripts about Kurmangazyand his kuys, poems, statements, kuyshi memoirs, travel reports, audio recordings, alternative versions of kuys,and previously unpublished kuys from ethnographic expeditions. These, along with the findings of academicmusicologists, promoting the development of art history, enhance the authority and recognition of Kurmangazyand his kuys.