Musicology Annotation << Back Special Types of Polyphonic Texture in Verkhny Oskol Tradition Natalia S. Kuznetsova The paper studies the tunes which are realized in specific types of polyphonic texture. Thei area which covers the southern part of the Verkhny Oskol song tradition (Belgorod region). The considered group of folklore texts includes double choir wedding songs, seasonal duos with antiphonal canonical structure, seasonal and wedding songs with specially vocalized supporting voices, as well as wedding songs in a special artistic technique, uzvizgivanie (squealing). The consideration of this group of musical texts confirms the hypothesis of their implementation in a single system or a single musical intonation space, despite the various forms of performing. Keywords: special types of polyphonic texture, duet songs, double choir songs, vocalized supporting voice. Contacts: E-mail: natafolk@mail.ru Pp. 27-35.