Musicology Annotation << Back Tuvan Music in the 20th Century V.Yu. Suzukei The 20th century was the first in the entire centuries-long history of the Tuvans to bring about a revolutionary transformation of musical life. This transformation occurred both as a result of the change from a nomadic way of life to a sedentary one, and as a result of the introduction of new musical forms and ideas. This social transformation had both positive and, to a negative results. In this article are considered some base parameters of the tuvan music culture, which, in spite of social and political transformations, save own specific configuration stability that itself is new and actual. Keywords: Tuva, Tuvan music culture, traditional musical instruments, khoomei (throat singing), drone-overtone music. E-mail: vsuzukei@mail.ru С. 31–37