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The Polyphony Project: An Exploration of Ukrainian Musical Heritage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2024

VIVIEN APJOK ,
CSENGE KERESZTÉNY  and
SÁNDOR VARGA
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Abstract

In the spirit of Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály’s work, Miklós Both has been collecting folk songs in Ukraine since 2013 with the help of an international research group. The results of the collecting trips are available in the form of a modern, user-friendly online database that supports both scientific use and public education. The collection received a lot of publicity in 2017 when the Polyphony Project website was launched. The 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War also put the enterprise in the spotlight. This review highlights the scientific and pedagogical usability and importance of the Polyphony Project.

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Міклош Бот збирає народні пісні в Україні з 2013 року за допомогою міжнародної дослідницької групи в дусі творчості Бели Бартока та Золтана Кодая. Результати збирацьких поїздок доступні у вигляді сучасної, зручної для користувача онлайн-бази даних, що сприяє як науковому використанню, так і громадській освіті. Колекція набула широкого розголосу вже у 2017 році, коли було запущено веб-сайт проєкту “Поліфонія”. Ще більше уваги вона отримала у 2022 році, коли Міклош Бот отримав нагороду Європейського парламенту “Європейський громадянин”. Під час російсько-української війни у 2022 році, колекція знову опинилася в центрі уваги. У нашому огляді ми намагаємося висвітлити науково-педагогічну корисність і важливість проєкту “Поліфонія”.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , July 2024 , pp. 129 - 135
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

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