Традиционни представи и вярвания за музикантството като специализиран вид дейност
Traditional Manifestations and Beliefs

Summary/Abstract: In science there are different points of view and opinions on the problem of professionalism in man’s activities in the so-called traditional society: in most cases it is contrasted as a type of the traditional; others defend the opinion of the so- called traditional professional culture or of “professional craftsman’s culture”; in respect to the problems of the instrumental and singing tradition some researchers speak about professionalism, others about semi-professionalism (or folk professionalism), specialization, still others use the terms of low and high art, craft, etc. From the problem of professionalism and specialization in the activities of the village musician, a number of peculiarities of the traditional instrumental music are de­ rived as a specific cultural phenomenon. From a social and cultural point of view, they come down to the differences in the traditional women’s singing, whereas from an ideological point of view, they are ideas connecting its origin with the sacred musical activity of cultural heroes and ancestors whose instrument playing is accepted as a mythical prototype of the specific talent of the man instrument player. Raina Katsarova gave interesting information describing a woman - mandolin performer. The belief that all musical instruments except the kaval (shepherd’s pipe) originated from the devil still exists.

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