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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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