Musicology Annotation << Back On the Formation of Timbre-register Sound Model in the Instrumental music of the Central Asian Turkic Peoples Saule I. Utegalieva This paper provides the fi rst time comprehensive description of timbre-register model of sound, functioning in the instrumental music of the Central Asian Turks. Objective preconditions in its formation are revealed. The connection between the timbreregister sound model and the area of sound ideas, including an authentic musical terminology of the Turkic peoples, as well as the model of the world, and more - shamanic worldview showed. The author concludes that the timbre-register model of sound largely determines the registry division of musical space and coincides with natural overtone row. It is a unity of musical and non-musical, syncretism of pitch and timbre, vocal and instrumental and speech beginnings, formed at the intersection of mono- and polyphony. Specifi city of sound creativity of the Turkic peoples was refl ected in two basic categories such as zhyr (yr) and kyui (koi).The timbre-register sound model focused on the human voice, which has long been considered the most perfect musical instrument. Keywords: timbre-register sound model, chordophones, natural overtone row, zhyr, kyui. Contacts: E-mail: sa_u@mail.ru Pp. 45-51.