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Ossetia is a region located on both sides of theGreater Caucasus Mountains. The folk music of Ossetia (Ossetian:Ирыстоны музыкæ/Irystony musykæ) began to be collected and recorded in the late 19th and early 20th century. After theRevolution of 1917, professional music appeared in Ossetia and in the following decades, a number ofsymphonies,ballets,operas and other institutions were formed. There is anOssetian State Philharmonic. The first Ossetian opera wasKosta, byChristopher Pliev.
Ossetian folk music began to be collected in the late 19th and early 20th century.Boris Galaev made substantial contribution to the collection and documentation.[citation needed]
Ossetian folk songs were divided into categories:
Traditional Ossetian musical instruments include:
Valery Gergiev is of Ossetian descent and has since 1978 pursued a notable international career. He currently conducts theMariinsky Theatre theLondon Symphony Orchestra and is the artistic director of theWhite Nights Festival in St. Petersburg. He is also a guest conductor at theMetropolitan Opera.
Gergiev was born in Moscow, raised in Vladikavkaz and received his musical education from theSt. Petersburg Conservatory. One of his teachers was the Prof.Ilya Musin the creator of the Leningrad Conducting School that enabled many talented conductors to prosper. Gergiev developed his own style of conducting. He also used his talent to calm the first of revenge in the Caucasus, believing that "music is able to change the world and a person listening to Tchaikovsky's symphonies will not shoot".[1]
