ISSUES OF HISTORICAL-THEORETICAL RESEARCH OF “CHAHARGAH” MUGHAM IN AZERBAIJANI MUSIC ART

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the study of the historical development and theoretical foundations of “Chahargah” mugham, which has a special place in Azerbaijani music. Azerbaijani mugam art, which is important in the general system of Eastern culture, developed as a creative product of professional performers, passed down from generation to generation and took a special place in the musical treasury. Thanks to the outstanding masters of Azerbaijan, the art of mugham has conquered the world and today has created a musical heritage rich in its colorful interpretations. The historical and theoretical study of mughams are important issues in mugham studies. In the heritage of mugam, each mugam has its own place and importance, history of development, way of improvement. The study of all this allows us to shed light on the evolution of the art of mugham and actualizes research in this area. The involvement of each of the mugham instruments in the study allows for a deeper understanding of historical and theoretical issues, from this point of view, the study of the performance options of a mugham is especially noteworthy and necessary. A comparative study of the performance options of the mugham instrument, along with the study of its historical development, also reveals the evolutionary process manifested in the language of music, all of which determines the relevance of the study. All these issues are considered in the article on the example of “Chahargah” mugham. The author illuminates the historical development of “Chahargah” mugham through the study of mugham compositions reflected in historical research, medieval sources, mugham tables and curricula, as well as explores the performance variants of “Chahargah” mugham in recordings and notes and reveals their peculiarities. At the same time, the structural features of "Chahargah" mugham, the basis of the moment, the forms of melodic development were studied, the general and different features of the variants of mugam were systematized.