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Labor songs:

Man labor songs (nomadic shepherds, songs of farmers and grape breeders: musical instruments for accompaniments: tutek, ney)
Women labor songs (carpet makers, weavers, milking operation of cows, churning ot butter, harvest, rice (mirvari geldi, shartuk kashte), tea, cotton harvest, )

Ritual songs:

Calendar songs for agricultural annual cycle
Rituals:
Sun Call», “Xidir Ilyas”, ‘Kos-Kosa” and others

Calendar Holiday rituals, songs and dances: “Semeni”, “Novruz” and others

Azerbaijan Wedding ceremonies: “Xinayaxti” (Salamalik, Tungay Malik, Jangulum) , “Xoncha maxnisi”, “Aparmaga Gelmishiq”, "Bride's tune"and others

Dances – collective dances, dancing games, sport dances:Jangi”, “Jidir”’, “Zorxana

Funerals: Agi”, “Bayati”, Oxshama” and others

Family-housing:

Children songs
Nightingales (Laylay, Yav nana, Dayday )
Songs-plays (Balani yunatkanda, Okhshama)
Misteries

Lyrical songs (Khiyar, Urmanlarda, Gaributa)

Humorous songs (Jirla-jirla, couplets)

Historical songs:

Songs related to specific historical events (Shah Ismayil)

Heroically pathetic songs

Dansing music:

Women dances (Ititala)

Men dances (Kobokru)

Ritual dances (Maral oyunu)

Military-pathetic dances (Keroglu)

Sport dances

Collective dances (Yalli, Xalay)


 

 
           
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