THE ROLE OF MATERIAL SAMPLES STORED IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN IN THE FORMATION AND PRESERVATION OF ETHNIC IDENTITY

Abstract

The article is devoted to ethnographic and ethnological studies of musical identity. The main issues discussed in this article are studied by world and Azerbaijani researchers on the influence of music as a symbol of identity on the life of the people. Musical identity studies address three main issues. First, the genesis of musical identity is considered, then national musical instruments
specific to each nation are considered as an indicator of identity. Musical identity is considered in the context of such categories as ethnic or national identity. Also, musical identity is characterized as a kind of collective. The third issue, most often presented today in literature, is the preservation and transfer of samples of listed materials from generation to generation. The study examined the materials of the Ethnographic Foundation of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan in the context of identity, and also presented musical instruments belong to various personalities contained in a rich collection. Since the end of the 19th century, musical meetings and societies have been organized in a number of cities of Azerbaijan, which was a great impetus for the development of music. The way of development of Azerbaijani music, various cultural processes taking place here,
are investigated on the basis of historical sources.