Traditional musical culture of the Chuvash people and its Central Asian origins

Abstract. The article analyzes the historical and ethno-cultural continuity of the traditional musical culture of the Chuvash. The arguments are based on the author's historical and cultural ties and areal traditional musical culture of ancient peoples. Echoes of these interactions are diverse, they are found not only in music but also in the archaeological, ethnographic, linguistic material in the folk beliefs, mythology. Preservation of ancient music in the Chuvash may be supplemented by other spheres of spiritual culture: the science of high antiquity recognized traditional Chuvash religion, language is an ancient features, the structure of folk costumes, embroidery ornament.