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Alekseev.I.E.-
khomus - improvisator, Doctor of Philological Sciences
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Alekseev.I.E.- khomus
- improvisator, Doctor of Philological Sciences,
Deserved worker of Culture of Russian Federation
and Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In 1988 on the
Festival of Folklore Music of the People of Northen
America he has met the known researchers and vargan
players M.Siger, F.Crane, L.Rhoks. After returning
in Yakutsk I.Alexeev put forward the idea of foundation
the Khomus Museum. I.E. has presented to the future
museum a unique collection of vargans which he has
been collecting for many years. There were also
a lot of photos, tapes, books, magazines and other
materials devoted to vargan music.
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Utkin K.D. - the first
director of museum
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Address:
Russia, Sakha Republic, 677007, Yakutsk,tel.:
25-46-44, fax: (4112) 25-94-70
President - Alexeev Ivan Egorovich, doktor of
philology, honoured Art worker of Russia, Sakha
republic
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Varlamova E.E. - the
first scientific assistant
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Director
of Museum S.V.Ivanov
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The
first specialized Museum in the world - The Khomus
Museum of the World People - was founded on November
30, 1990 in Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic of
Sakha (Yakutia).
The Khomus
Museum is a wonderful Kingdom of ancient music which
was brought to life during the stone age period,
having lived up to nowadays due to the charming
sound and democracy of the smallest musical instrument
in the world - the Khomus (vargan). It is made of
bamboo, wood, ivory and metal. The Museum fund consists
of 5.5 thousand items. 351 of them are vargans from
36 different countries.The International Center
of Khomus Music had been held on January 1,1992
according to the determination of the Sakha Republic
Council of Ministers by recommendation of the Second
International Congress of Vargan music "Vargan:
Traditions and Contemporaneity".
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Having
been founded earlier, the Khomus Museum of the World People
had begun to work with the International Center of Khomus
(Vargan) music.
Since
February 25,1993 the Museum is known as the Collective Member
of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) of UNESCO.
The main events (organizing works) were included into the
program of ICOM UNESCO.
With
the purpose of propagation and preservation of Khomus (vargan)
music, one of the most ancient musical instrument, the International
Center of Khomus music headed by I.E.Alexeev and the Khomus
(Vargan) Museum of the World People (vice-president of the
Center, director of Museum S.V.Ivanov) presented multiplane
work: seminars, creative laboratories, competitions and festivals
of khomus players and blacksmiths, exhibitions and lectures.
The
schools of Khomus (vargan) playing, of improving the blacksmiths
technologies are founded. Khomus classes in the vocational
art institutions and universities in Kirgistan, Tuva, Bashkortostan,
Yakutia and Austria are also founded. Vargan music festivals
are organized by enthusiasts annually. Specialized booklets,
magazines are issued in Germany, Austria, Japan, USA and Yakutia.
Several parts of video serials "Music of Khomus (vargan) of
the World People" are issued. National outlets in USA (the
chairman F.Crane), in Austria (F.Kumpl), in Japan (L.Tadagawa),
in France (Tran-Quan-Hai), in Germany (F.Mayer), in Switzerland
(A.Bruhin), in Bashkortostan (R.Zagretdinov), in Tuva (V.U.Suzukei)
are working now.
With
growth of interest of doctors to a nature of khomus music
Yakut traditional medical service made successful attempts
to use the Khomus as a matter of cure. The All-Union Conference
on problems of vargan music, the International Congresses
of vargan music were organized in USA 1984, Yakutia 1991,
Austria 1998.
The
Children Republican and International festivals "Khomus charming
sounds" (Yakutsk, Pokrovsk, 1999) and the First Republican
Festival of Family ensembles "Khomus at the Cradel" were held
for the first time according to the project "World Culture
in Russia - 2000". They were dedicated to the Year of Childhood
and Children Sport.
Welcome
to our Museum!
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