Musicology Annotation << Back Traditional lyric songs of the Oryol region: problems of functioning and musical style Oksana V. Chernobaeva In the article the subject of musical analysis are the traditional lyric songs of the Orel region. The study is carried out with the view of treating the two components of levels of musical-folklore texts and ethnographic context of the existence and genrestylistic characteristics of each of the song samples. The author discusses issues related to the functioning of this layer of the song in the musical traditions of the region and structural-typological study of musical-folklore texts with the subsequent identification of their musical attributive signs. Keywords: Orel song tradition, the traditional lyrical songs, function, musical style, rhythmic warehouse pitch structure. Contacts: E-mail: oksana_jv@mail.ru Pp. 32-40.