Musicology Annotation << Back Song Tradition in the Context of Intonational Culture of the Erzin Tuvas Aylanmaa Kh. Kan-ool In the paper the author examines the song tradition of the particular local group of the Tuvas in the context of their intonational culture. On the basis of the analysis of publications, archive and new field materials, the author proposes a general characteristic of the intonational culture of the Erzin Tuvas, where: the main genre spheres are singled out; the intersections between them are indicated; the main stratas are characterized; the place of the song tradition within this system is specified. Key words: intonational culture, song tradition, Erzin Tuvas. E-mail: aylanmaa@mail.ru